diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index f3c1bce..0a0da9a 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ from time import sleep
 from django import core, db
 from django.apps.registry import apps
 
-from django_q.monitor import monitor
-from django_q.pusher import pusher
-from django_q.scheduler import scheduler
-from django_q.worker import worker
-
 try:
     apps.check_apps_ready()
 except core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady:
@@ -25,16 +20,15 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 # Local
-import django_q.tasks
 from django_q.brokers import Broker, get_broker
 from django_q.conf import Conf, get_ppid, logger, psutil, setproctitle
 from django_q.humanhash import humanize
-from django_q.models import Schedule, Success, Task
+from django_q.monitor import monitor
+from django_q.pusher import pusher
 from django_q.queues import Queue
-from django_q.signing import BadSignature, SignedPackage
+from django_q.scheduler import scheduler
 from django_q.status import Stat, Status
-
-from .utils import get_func_repr
+from django_q.worker import worker
 
 
 class Cluster:
diff --git a/django_q/monitor.py b/django_q/monitor.py
index da7e3db..6f9b165 100644
--- a/django_q/monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/monitor.py
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 from multiprocessing.process import current_process
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 
-from django import db
+from django import core, db
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django.apps.registry import apps
+
+try:
+    apps.check_apps_ready()
+except core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady:
+    import django
+
+    django.setup()
 
-import django_q.tasks
 from django_q.brokers import Broker, get_broker
 from django_q.conf import Conf, logger, setproctitle
 from django_q.models import Success, Task
 from django_q.signals import post_execute
 from django_q.signing import SignedPackage
+from django_q.tasks import async_chain
 from django_q.utils import close_old_django_connections, get_func_repr
 
 try:
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ def save_task(task, broker: Broker):
         return
     # enqueues next in a chain
     if task.get("chain", None):
-        django_q.tasks.async_chain(
+        async_chain(
             task["chain"],
             group=task["group"],
             cached=task["cached"],
@@ -185,7 +193,7 @@ def save_cached(task, broker: Broker):
             broker.cache.set(group_key, group_list, timeout)
             # async_task next in a chain
             if task.get("chain", None):
-                django_q.tasks.async_chain(
+                async_chain(
                     task["chain"],
                     group=group,
                     cached=task["cached"],
diff --git a/django_q/pusher.py b/django_q/pusher.py
index 503274e..405ca98 100644
--- a/django_q/pusher.py
+++ b/django_q/pusher.py
@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@ from multiprocessing.process import current_process
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 from time import sleep
 
+from django import core
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django.apps.registry import apps
+
+try:
+    apps.check_apps_ready()
+except core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady:
+    import django
+
+    django.setup()
 
 from django_q.brokers import Broker, get_broker
 from django_q.conf import Conf, logger
diff --git a/django_q/scheduler.py b/django_q/scheduler.py
index 10aaa98..88bd6b6 100644
--- a/django_q/scheduler.py
+++ b/django_q/scheduler.py
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 import ast
 from multiprocessing.process import current_process
 
-from django import db
+from django import core, db
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-import django_q.tasks
+from django.apps.registry import apps
+
+try:
+    apps.check_apps_ready()
+except core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady:
+    import django
+
+    django.setup()
+
 from django_q.brokers import Broker, get_broker
 from django_q.conf import Conf, logger
 from django_q.humanhash import humanize
 from django_q.models import Schedule
+from django_q.tasks import async_task
 from django_q.utils import close_old_django_connections, localtime
 
 
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ def scheduler(broker: Broker = None):
                     q_options["broker"] = broker
                 q_options["group"] = q_options.get("group", s.name or s.id)
                 kwargs["q_options"] = q_options
-                s.task = django_q.tasks.async_task(s.func, *args, **kwargs)
+                s.task = async_task(s.func, *args, **kwargs)
                 # log it
                 if not s.task:
                     logger.error(
diff --git a/django_q/worker.py b/django_q/worker.py
index fc627fc..e842f19 100644
--- a/django_q/worker.py
+++ b/django_q/worker.py
@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@ from multiprocessing import Value
 from multiprocessing.process import current_process
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
 
+from django import core
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django.apps.registry import apps
+
+try:
+    apps.check_apps_ready()
+except core.exceptions.AppRegistryNotReady:
+    import django
+
+    django.setup()
 
 from django_q.conf import Conf, error_reporter, logger, resource, setproctitle
 from django_q.signals import post_spawn, pre_execute