diff --git a/dispatcharr/__init__.py b/dispatcharr/__init__.py
index 2f688176..cc07df3d 100644
--- a/dispatcharr/__init__.py
+++ b/dispatcharr/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 # dispatcharr/__init__.py
 
+# For Celery: import eagerly so @shared_task binds to the configured app.
+# Lazy-loading via __getattr__ left the default Celery app unconfigured in
+# production (no CELERY_BROKER_URL in env), so .delay() fell back to AMQP
+# localhost and failed with ConnectionRefusedError.
+from .celery import app as celery_app
+
 __all__ = ("celery_app",)
-
-
-def __getattr__(name: str):
-    if name == "celery_app":
-        from .celery import app as celery_app
-
-        return celery_app
-    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")