diff --git a/aws_run_celery.py b/aws_run_celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..814e07f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_run_celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from app import notify_celery, create_app
+from credstash import getAllSecrets
+import os
+
+# on aws get secrets and export to env
+secrets = getAllSecrets(region="eu-west-1")
+for key, val in secrets.items():
+    os.environ[key] = val
+
+application = create_app()
+application.app_context().push()
diff --git a/run_celery.py b/run_celery.py
index 814e07f4b..51ce92910 100644
--- a/run_celery.py
+++ b/run_celery.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from app import notify_celery, create_app
-from credstash import getAllSecrets
-import os
-
-# on aws get secrets and export to env
-secrets = getAllSecrets(region="eu-west-1")
-for key, val in secrets.items():
-    os.environ[key] = val
 
 application = create_app()
 application.app_context().push()