diff --git a/oyster/celeryconfig.py b/oyster/celeryconfig.py
index a68dddc..d3e6cb6 100644
--- a/oyster/celeryconfig.py
+++ b/oyster/celeryconfig.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from oyster.conf import settings
 
-CELERY_IMPORTS = ("oyster.tasks",)
+CELERY_IMPORTS = ["oyster.tasks"] + list(settings.CELERY_TASK_MODULES)
 
 BROKER_TRANSPORT = 'mongodb'
 BROKER_HOST = settings.MONGO_HOST
diff --git a/oyster/conf/default_settings.py b/oyster/conf/default_settings.py
index 557d086..88d9a2e 100644
--- a/oyster/conf/default_settings.py
+++ b/oyster/conf/default_settings.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ MONGO_PORT = 27017
 MONGO_DATABASE = 'oyster'
 MONGO_LOG_MAXSIZE = 100000000
 
+# extra celery modules
+CELERY_TASK_MODULES = []
+
 # scrapelib
 USER_AGENT = 'oyster'
 REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE = 60