diff --git a/weaver/utils.py b/weaver/utils.py
index e9b7aec0b..55308b71a 100644
--- a/weaver/utils.py
+++ b/weaver/utils.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 from pyramid.settings import asbool, aslist
 from pyramid.threadlocal import get_current_registry
 from pyramid_beaker import set_cache_regions_from_settings
+from pyramid_celery import celery_app as app
 from requests import HTTPError as RequestsHTTPError, Response
 from requests.structures import CaseInsensitiveDict
 from requests_file import FileAdapter
@@ -468,6 +469,8 @@ def get_registry(container=None, nothrow=False):
         return container.registry
     if isinstance(container, Registry):
         return container
+    if container is None and sys.argv[0].rsplit("/", 1)[-1] == "celery":
+        return app.conf.get("PYRAMID_REGISTRY", {})
     if isinstance(container, WerkzeugRequest) or container is None:
         return get_current_registry()
     if nothrow: