diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/views/test_twitter_views.py b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/views/test_twitter_views.py
index 4f178cc..35897be 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/views/test_twitter_views.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/collection/tests/views/test_twitter_views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 import pytz
 
+from django_celery_beat.models import PeriodicTask
+
 from newsreader.news.collection.choices import RuleTypeChoices
 from newsreader.news.collection.models import CollectionRule
 from newsreader.news.collection.tests.factories import TwitterTimelineFactory
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ class TwitterTimelineCreateViewTestCase(CollectionRuleViewTestCase, TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(rule.category.pk, self.category.pk)
         self.assertEquals(rule.user.pk, self.user.pk)
 
+        self.assertTrue(
+            PeriodicTask.objects.get(
+                name=self.user.email, task="TwitterTimelineTask", enabled=True
+            )
+        )
+
 
 class TwitterTimelineUpdateViewTestCase(CollectionRuleViewTestCase, TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/src/newsreader/news/collection/views/twitter.py b/src/newsreader/news/collection/views/twitter.py
index c60dbda..563bddf 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/news/collection/views/twitter.py
+++ b/src/newsreader/news/collection/views/twitter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import json
+
 from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView
 
+from django_celery_beat.models import IntervalSchedule, PeriodicTask
+
 from newsreader.news.collection.choices import RuleTypeChoices
 from newsreader.news.collection.forms import TwitterTimelineForm
 from newsreader.news.collection.views.base import (
@@ -14,6 +18,28 @@ class TwitterTimelineCreateView(
     form_class = TwitterTimelineForm
     template_name = "news/collection/views/twitter/timeline-create.html"
 
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        response = super().form_valid(form)
+
+        task_interval, _ = IntervalSchedule.objects.get_or_create(
+            every=1, period=IntervalSchedule.HOURS
+        )
+
+        task, _ = PeriodicTask.objects.get_or_create(
+            name=self.request.user.email,
+            task="TwitterTimelineTask",
+            enabled=True,
+            defaults={
+                "args": json.dumps([self.request.user.pk]),
+                "interval": task_interval,
+            },
+        )
+
+        self.request.user.task = task
+        self.request.user.save()
+
+        return response
+
 
 class TwitterTimelineUpdateView(
     CollectionRuleViewMixin, CollectionRuleDetailMixin, UpdateView