diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
index f11ec2a7..691df059 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ celery_task_uri = "redis://{}:{}{}".format(
 celery = Celery(
     app.name,
     broker=celery_task_uri,
-    result_backend=celery_task_uri,
+    backend=celery_task_uri,
     result_extended=True,
 )
 app.config["broker_url"] = celery_task_uri
diff --git a/worker-daemon/pvcworkerd/Daemon.py b/worker-daemon/pvcworkerd/Daemon.py
index bb7cb9ad..d06c9be3 100755
--- a/worker-daemon/pvcworkerd/Daemon.py
+++ b/worker-daemon/pvcworkerd/Daemon.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ celery_task_uri = "redis://{}:{}{}".format(
 celery = Celery(
     "pvcworkerd",
     broker=celery_task_uri,
-    result_backend=celery_task_uri,
+    backend=celery_task_uri,
     result_extended=True,
 )