diff --git a/docker/scripts/app-init-celery.sh b/docker/scripts/app-init-celery.sh
index 5788b943da..17925633d2 100755
--- a/docker/scripts/app-init-celery.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/app-init-celery.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ fi
 
 USER_BIN_PATH="/home/dev/.local/bin"
 WATCHMEDO="$USER_BIN_PATH/watchmedo"
-CELERY="$USER_BIN_PATH/celery"
+# Find a celery that works
+if [[ -x "$USER_BIN_PATH/celery" ]]; then
+    # This branch is used for dev
+    CELERY="$USER_BIN_PATH/celery"
+else
+    # This branch is used for sandbox instances
+    CELERY="/usr/local/bin/celery"
+fi
 trap 'trap "" TERM; cleanup' TERM
 # start celery in the background so we can trap the TERM signal
 if [[ -n "${DEV_MODE}" && -x "${WATCHMEDO}" ]]; then