diff --git a/cms/envs/production.py b/cms/envs/production.py
index 82244acbde9c..8a20a6ba12fd 100644
--- a/cms/envs/production.py
+++ b/cms/envs/production.py
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ def get_env_setting(setting):
 BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 0
 BROKER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1
 
-# For the Result Store, use the django cache named 'celery'
-CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'django-cache'
+# Allow env to configure celery result backend with default set to django-cache
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = ENV_TOKENS.get('CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND', 'django-cache')
 
 # When the broker is behind an ELB, use a heartbeat to refresh the
 # connection and to detect if it has been dropped.
diff --git a/lms/envs/production.py b/lms/envs/production.py
index d989b1a48adb..680c261a0415 100644
--- a/lms/envs/production.py
+++ b/lms/envs/production.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def get_env_setting(setting):
 BROKER_POOL_LIMIT = 0
 BROKER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 1
 
-# For the Result Store, use the django cache named 'celery'
-CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'django-cache'
+# Allow env to configure celery result backend with default set to django-cache
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = ENV_TOKENS.get('CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND', 'django-cache')
 
 # When the broker is behind an ELB, use a heartbeat to refresh the
 # connection and to detect if it has been dropped.