diff --git a/vcsserver/hooks.py b/vcsserver/hooks.py
--- a/vcsserver/hooks.py
+++ b/vcsserver/hooks.py
@@ -43,29 +43,38 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class HooksCeleryClient:
     TASK_TIMEOUT = 60  # time in seconds
+    custom_opts = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, queue, backend):
-        celery_app.config_from_object({
-            'broker_url': queue, 'result_backend': backend,
+    def __init__(self, broker_url, result_backend, **kwargs):
+        _celery_opts = {
+            'broker_url': broker_url,
+            'result_backend': result_backend,
             'broker_connection_retry_on_startup': True,
             'task_serializer': 'json',
             'accept_content': ['json', 'msgpack'],
             'result_serializer': 'json',
             'result_accept_content': ['json', 'msgpack']
-        })
+        }
+        if custom_opts := kwargs.pop('_celery_opts', {}):
+            _celery_opts.update(custom_opts)
+            self.custom_opts = custom_opts
+        celery_app.config_from_object(_celery_opts)
+
         self.celery_app = celery_app
 
     def __call__(self, method, extras):
         # NOTE: exception handling for those tasks executed is in
         # @adapt_for_celery decorator
         # also see: _maybe_handle_exception which is handling exceptions
-        inquired_task = self.celery_app.signature(
-            f'rhodecode.lib.celerylib.tasks.{method}'
-        )
-        result = inquired_task.delay(extras).get(timeout=self.TASK_TIMEOUT)
+
+        inquired_task = self.celery_app.signature(f'rhodecode.lib.celerylib.tasks.{method}')
+        task_meta = inquired_task.apply_async(args=(extras,))
+        result = task_meta.get(timeout=self.TASK_TIMEOUT)
 
         return result
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f'HooksCeleryClient(opts={self.custom_opts})'
 
 class HooksShadowRepoClient:
 
@@ -141,12 +150,18 @@ def _maybe_handle_exception(writer, resu
 
 
 def _get_hooks_client(extras):
-    task_queue = extras.get('task_queue')
-    task_backend = extras.get('task_backend')
     is_shadow_repo = extras.get('is_shadow_repo')
+    hooks_protocol = extras.get('hooks_protocol')
 
-    if task_queue and task_backend:
-        return HooksCeleryClient(task_queue, task_backend)
+    if hooks_protocol == 'celery':
+        try:
+            celery_config = extras['hooks_config']
+            broker_url = celery_config['broker_url']
+            result_backend = celery_config['result_backend']
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception("Failed to get celery task queue and backend")
+            raise
+        return HooksCeleryClient(broker_url, result_backend, _celery_opts=celery_config)
     elif is_shadow_repo:
         return HooksShadowRepoClient()
     else:
diff --git a/vcsserver/tests/test_hooks.py b/vcsserver/tests/test_hooks.py
--- a/vcsserver/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/vcsserver/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -117,12 +117,11 @@ def test_git_post_pull_is_disabled():
 class TestGetHooksClient:
 
     def test_return_celery_client_when_queue_and_backend_provided(self):
-        task_queue = 'redis://task_queue:0'
-        task_backend = task_queue
-        result = hooks._get_hooks_client({
-            'task_queue': task_queue,
-            'task_backend': task_backend
-        })
+        extras = {
+            'hooks_protocol': 'celery',
+            'hooks_config': {'broker_url': 'redis://task_queue:0', 'result_backend': 'redis://task_queue:0'}
+        }
+        result = hooks._get_hooks_client(extras)
         assert isinstance(result, hooks.HooksCeleryClient)
 
 
@@ -133,3 +132,10 @@ class TestHooksCeleryClient:
         backend = 'redis://redis:6379/0'
         client = hooks.HooksCeleryClient(queue, backend)
         assert client.celery_app.conf.broker_url == queue
+
+    def test_hooks_http_client_init_with_extra_opts(self):
+        queue = 'redis://redis:6379/0'
+        backend = 'redis://redis:6379/0'
+        client = hooks.HooksCeleryClient(queue, backend, _celery_opts={'task_always_eager': True})
+        assert client.celery_app.conf.broker_url == queue
+        assert client.celery_app.conf.task_always_eager == True