diff --git a/readthedocs/oauth/__init__.py b/readthedocs/oauth/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..510c93a3526 100644
--- a/readthedocs/oauth/__init__.py
+++ b/readthedocs/oauth/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+default_app_config = 'readthedocs.oauth.apps.OAuthConfig'
diff --git a/readthedocs/oauth/apps.py b/readthedocs/oauth/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57de2c82098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/oauth/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""OAuth app config"""
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class OAuthConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'readthedocs.oauth'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .tasks import SyncRemoteRepositories
+        from readthedocs.worker import app
+        app.tasks.register(SyncRemoteRepositories)
diff --git a/readthedocs/oauth/tasks.py b/readthedocs/oauth/tasks.py
index 7f95f9610ea..4d0ad6336d4 100644
--- a/readthedocs/oauth/tasks.py
+++ b/readthedocs/oauth/tasks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 @permission_check(user_id_matches)
 class SyncRemoteRepositories(PublicTask):
+
+    name = __name__ + '.sync_remote_repositories'
     public_name = 'sync_remote_repositories'
     queue = 'web'
 
diff --git a/readthedocs/restapi/views/task_views.py b/readthedocs/restapi/views/task_views.py
index 148f0bba49d..6269b98f52c 100644
--- a/readthedocs/restapi/views/task_views.py
+++ b/readthedocs/restapi/views/task_views.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def job_status(request, task_id):
 @decorators.permission_classes((permissions.IsAuthenticated,))
 @decorators.renderer_classes((JSONRenderer,))
 def sync_remote_repositories(request):
-    result = tasks.sync_remote_repositories.delay(
+    result = tasks.SyncRemoteRepositories().delay(
         user_id=request.user.id)
     task_id = result.task_id
     return Response({