diff --git a/app/celery/process_ses_receipts_tasks.py b/app/celery/process_ses_receipts_tasks.py
index c202d6d42..c3d24504c 100644
--- a/app/celery/process_ses_receipts_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/process_ses_receipts_tasks.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from app.utils import utc_now
     name="process-ses-result",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=Exception,
+    autoretry_for=(Exception,),
 )
 def process_ses_results(self, response):
     try:
diff --git a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
index 5784f4f57..53021d580 100644
--- a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def _deliver_sms_task_handler(func):
     name="deliver_sms",
     max_retries=48,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=Exception,
+    autoretry_for=(Exception,),
 )
 def deliver_sms(self, notification_id):
     """Branch off to the final step in delivering the notification to sns and get delivery receipts."""
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ def _deliver_email_task_handler(func):
     name="deliver_email",
     max_retries=48,
     default_retry_delay=30,
-    autoretry_for=Exception,
-    dont_autoretry_for=EmailClientNonRetryableException,
+    autoretry_for=(Exception,),
+    dont_autoretry_for=(EmailClientNonRetryableException,),
 )
 def deliver_email(self, notification_id):
     try:
diff --git a/app/celery/service_callback_tasks.py b/app/celery/service_callback_tasks.py
index bb1a644c4..66fc56f8c 100644
--- a/app/celery/service_callback_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/service_callback_tasks.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _send_to_service_task_handler(func):
     name="send-delivery-status",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=HTTPError,
+    autoretry_for=(HTTPError,),
 )
 def send_delivery_status_to_service(self, notification_id, encrypted_status_update):
     status_update = encryption.decrypt(encrypted_status_update)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def send_delivery_status_to_service(self, notification_id, encrypted_status_upda
     name="send-complaint",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=HTTPError,
+    autoretry_for=(HTTPError,),
 )
 def send_complaint_to_service(self, complaint_data):
     complaint = encryption.decrypt(complaint_data)
diff --git a/app/celery/tasks.py b/app/celery/tasks.py
index 24d157339..149308a9a 100644
--- a/app/celery/tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/tasks.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def _save_task_hander(func):
     name="save-sms",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=SQLAlchemyError,
+    autoretry_for=(SQLAlchemyError,),
 )
 def save_sms(self, service_id, notification_id, encrypted_notification, sender_id=None):
     """Persist notification to db and place notification in queue to send to sns."""
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def save_sms(self, service_id, notification_id, encrypted_notification, sender_i
     name="save-email",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=SQLAlchemyError,
+    autoretry_for=(SQLAlchemyError,),
 )
 def save_email(
     self, service_id, notification_id, encrypted_notification, sender_id=None
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def _save_api_task_handler(func):
     name="save-api-email",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=SQLAlchemyError,
+    autoretry_for=(SQLAlchemyError,),
 )
 def save_api_email(self, encrypted_notification):
     save_api_email_or_sms(self, encrypted_notification)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def save_api_email(self, encrypted_notification):
     name="save-api-sms",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=SQLAlchemyError,
+    autoretry_for=(SQLAlchemyError,),
 )
 def save_api_sms(self, encrypted_notification):
     save_api_email_or_sms(self, encrypted_notification)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def _send_inbound_sms_to_service_handler(func):
     name="send-inbound-sms",
     max_retries=5,
     default_retry_delay=300,
-    autoretry_for=RequestException,
+    autoretry_for=(RequestException,),
 )
 def send_inbound_sms_to_service(self, inbound_sms_id, service_id):
     inbound_api = get_service_inbound_api_for_service(service_id=service_id)