diff --git a/template/backend/config/__init__.py b/template/backend/config/__init__.py
index b30ebd5..67ac0c2 100644
--- a/template/backend/config/__init__.py
+++ b/template/backend/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if copier__use_celery -%}
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
-from {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery import app as celery_app
+from {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app import app as celery_app
 
 __all__ = ("celery_app",)
 {% endif -%}
diff --git a/template/backend/{{copier__project_slug}}/celery.py b/template/backend/{{copier__project_slug}}/celery_app.py
similarity index 100%
rename from template/backend/{{copier__project_slug}}/celery.py
rename to template/backend/{{copier__project_slug}}/celery_app.py
diff --git a/template/k8s/base/celery.yaml b/template/k8s/base/celery.yaml
index 016e44c..3d8ae9f 100644
--- a/template/k8s/base/celery.yaml
+++ b/template/k8s/base/celery.yaml
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: celeryworker
           image: backend:latest
-          command: 
+          command:
             - celery
           args:
             - -A
-            - {{ copier__project_slug }}
+            - {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app
             - worker
             - -E
             - -l
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ spec:
                 name: secrets-config
         - name: celerybeat
           image: backend:latest
-          command: 
+          command:
             - celery
           args:
             - -A
-            - {{ copier__project_slug }}
+            - {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app
             - beat
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ spec:
             - name: flower-server
               containerPort: 5555
           image: backend:latest
-          command: 
+          command:
             - celery
           args:
             - -A
-            - {{ copier__project_slug }}
+            - {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app
             - flower
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
diff --git a/template/k8s/base/flower.yaml b/template/k8s/base/flower.yaml
index f4589e5..d589688 100644
--- a/template/k8s/base/flower.yaml
+++ b/template/k8s/base/flower.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: flower
           image: {{ copier__project_slug }}_local_django:latest
-          command: ["celery", "-A", "{{ copier__project_slug }}", "flower"]
+          command: ["celery", "-A", "{{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app", "flower"]
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: django-config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
         - name: celery-check-workers-ready
           image: {{ copier__project_slug }}_local_django:latest
           command:
-            ['sh', '-c', 'until celery -A {{ copier__project_slug }} inspect ping; do echo Waiting for Celery workers to be ready; sleep 5; done']
+            ['sh', '-c', 'until celery -A {{ copier__project_slug }}.celery_app inspect ping; do echo Waiting for Celery workers to be ready; sleep 5; done']
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: django-config
diff --git a/template/tasks.py b/template/tasks.py
index 1389c7e..b45f6f3 100644
--- a/template/tasks.py
+++ b/template/tasks.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 def remove_celery_files():
     file_names = [
-        os.path.join("backend", "{{ copier__project_slug }}", "celery.py"),
+        os.path.join("backend", "{{ copier__project_slug }}", "celery_app.py"),
         os.path.join("backend", "{{ copier__project_slug }}", "users", "tasks.py"),
         os.path.join(
             "backend",