diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 0481b5af82..58e1f727d2 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class Config(object):
     # Timestamp in epoch milliseconds to seed the bounce rate. We will seed data for (24, the below config) included.
     FF_BOUNCE_RATE_SEED_EPOCH_MS = os.getenv("FF_BOUNCE_RATE_SEED_EPOCH_MS", False)
     # Feature flag to enable custom retry policies such as lowering retry period for certain priority lanes.
-    FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS = env.bool("FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS", False)
+    FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS = env.bool("FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS", True)
     FF_CLOUDWATCH_METRICS_ENABLED = env.bool("FF_CLOUDWATCH_METRICS_ENABLED", False)
     # Feature flags for email_daily_limit
     FF_EMAIL_DAILY_LIMIT = env.bool("FF_EMAIL_DAILY_LIMIT", False)
@@ -655,8 +655,6 @@ class Development(Config):
     API_HOST_NAME = "http://localhost:6011"
     API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = True
 
-    FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS = True
-
 
 class Test(Development):
     NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN = os.getenv("NOTIFY_EMAIL_DOMAIN", "notification.canada.ca")
@@ -691,7 +689,6 @@ class Test(Development):
     CRM_GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN = "test-token"
     CRM_ORG_LIST_URL = "https://test-url.com"
 
-    FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS = True
     FF_EMAIL_DAILY_LIMIT = False
 
 
@@ -710,6 +707,7 @@ class Production(Config):
     API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = True
     CHECK_PROXY_HEADER = False
     CRONITOR_ENABLED = False
+    FF_CELERY_CUSTOM_TASK_PARAMS = False
 
 
 class Staging(Production):