diff --git a/src/newsreader/conf/base.py b/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
index b690409..62ae9c4 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/conf/base.py
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ SWAGGER_SETTINGS = {
 
 # Celery
 # https://docs.celeryproject.org/en/stable/userguide/configuration.html
+# Note that celery settings are prefix with CELERY. See src/newsreader/celery.py.
 CELERY_WORKER_HIJACK_ROOT_LOGGER = False
+CELERY_BROKER_URL = "amqp://guest@rabbitmq:5672"
 
 REGISTRATION_OPEN = True
 REGISTRATION_AUTO_LOGIN = True