diff --git a/rowers/uploads.py b/rowers/uploads.py
index 7c29bf2f..b3a3d5b4 100644
--- a/rowers/uploads.py
+++ b/rowers/uploads.py
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import yamllint
 from subprocess import call
 import re
 
+import django_rq
+queue = django_rq.get_queue('default')
+queuelow = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+queuehigh = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+
 try:
     from cStringIO import StringIO
 except: