diff --git a/backend/celery_app.py b/backend/celery_app.py
index a048a91..bff1900 100644
--- a/backend/celery_app.py
+++ b/backend/celery_app.py
@@ -52,5 +52,8 @@ celery_app.conf.beat_schedule = {
 }
 celery_app.conf.timezone = "UTC"
 
-# Autodiscover tasks under the `tasks/` package
-celery_app.autodiscover_tasks(["tasks"], force=True)
+# Explicitly import task modules — autodiscover_tasks(["tasks"]) looks for
+# tasks.tasks (appends ".tasks") which doesn't exist in our structure.
+import tasks.audit_tasks  # noqa: F401, E402
+import tasks.document_tasks  # noqa: F401, E402
+import tasks.email_tasks  # noqa: F401, E402