diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/__init__.py
@@ -76,25 +76,26 @@ class RhodecodeCeleryTask(Task):
 
         request = get_current_request()
 
-        # we hook into kwargs since it is the only way to pass our data to the
-        # celery worker in celery 2.2
-        kwargs.update({
-            '_rhodecode_proxy_data': {
-                'environ': {
-                    'PATH_INFO': request.environ['PATH_INFO'],
-                    'SCRIPT_NAME': request.environ['SCRIPT_NAME'],
-                    'HTTP_HOST': request.environ.get('HTTP_HOST',
-                        request.environ['SERVER_NAME']),
-                    'SERVER_NAME': request.environ['SERVER_NAME'],
-                    'SERVER_PORT': request.environ['SERVER_PORT'],
-                    'wsgi.url_scheme': request.environ['wsgi.url_scheme'],
-                },
-                'auth_user': {
-                    'ip_addr': request.user.ip_addr,
-                    'user_id': request.user.user_id
-                },
-            }
-        })
+        if request:
+            # we hook into kwargs since it is the only way to pass our data to
+            # the celery worker in celery 2.2
+            kwargs.update({
+                '_rhodecode_proxy_data': {
+                    'environ': {
+                        'PATH_INFO': request.environ['PATH_INFO'],
+                        'SCRIPT_NAME': request.environ['SCRIPT_NAME'],
+                        'HTTP_HOST': request.environ.get('HTTP_HOST',
+                            request.environ['SERVER_NAME']),
+                        'SERVER_NAME': request.environ['SERVER_NAME'],
+                        'SERVER_PORT': request.environ['SERVER_PORT'],
+                        'wsgi.url_scheme': request.environ['wsgi.url_scheme'],
+                    },
+                    'auth_user': {
+                        'ip_addr': request.user.ip_addr,
+                        'user_id': request.user.user_id
+                    },
+                }
+            })
         return super(RhodecodeCeleryTask, self).apply_async(
             args, kwargs, task_id, producer, link, link_error, **options)
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerypylons/loader.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerypylons/loader.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerypylons/loader.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerypylons/loader.py
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 # RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
+import rhodecode
+from pylons import config
+
 from celery.loaders.base import BaseLoader
-from pylons import config
 
 to_pylons = lambda x: x.replace('_', '.').lower()
 to_celery = lambda x: x.replace('.', '_').upper()
 
 LIST_PARAMS = """CELERY_IMPORTS ADMINS ROUTES""".split()
 
-
 class PylonsSettingsProxy(object):
     """Pylons Settings Proxy
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class PylonsSettingsProxy(object):
     def __getattr__(self, key):
         pylons_key = to_pylons(key)
         try:
-            value = config[pylons_key]
+            value = rhodecode.PYRAMID_SETTINGS[pylons_key]
             if key in LIST_PARAMS:return value.split()
             return self.type_converter(value)
         except KeyError:
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class PylonsSettingsProxy(object):
 
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):
         pylons_key = to_pylons(key)
-        config[pylons_key] = value
+        rhodecode.PYRAMID_SETTINGS[pylons_key] = value
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         self.__setattr__(key, value)