diff --git a/taskq/consumer.py b/taskq/consumer.py
index 85e6bf2..8705b2e 100644
--- a/taskq/consumer.py
+++ b/taskq/consumer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import importlib
+import logging
 import logging
 import threading
 from time import sleep
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@
 from django_pglocks import advisory_lock
 
 from .constants import TASKQ_DEFAULT_CONSUMER_SLEEP_RATE, TASKQ_DEFAULT_TASK_TIMEOUT
-from .exceptions import Cancel, TaskLoadingError, TaskFatalError
+from .exceptions import Cancel, TaskFatalError
 from .models import Task
 from .scheduler import Scheduler
-from .task import Taskify
 from .utils import task_from_scheduled_task, traceback_filter_taskq_frames, ordinal
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("taskq")
@@ -167,8 +166,8 @@ def process_task(self, task):
             logger.info("%s : Started (%s retry)", task, nth)
 
         def _execute_task():
-            function, args, kwargs = self.load_task(task)
-            self.execute_task(function, args, kwargs)
+            with transaction.atomic():
+                task.execute()
 
         try:
             task.status = Task.STATUS_RUNNING
@@ -218,37 +217,3 @@ def fail_task(self, task, error):
         type_name = type(error).__name__
         exc_info = (type(error), error, exc_traceback)
         logger.exception("%s : %s %s", task, type_name, error, exc_info=exc_info)
-
-    def load_task(self, task):
-        function = self.import_taskified_function(task.function_name)
-        args, kwargs = task.decode_function_args()
-
-        return (function, args, kwargs)
-
-    def import_taskified_function(self, import_path):
-        """Load a @taskified function from a python module.
-
-        Returns TaskLoadingError if loading of the function failed.
-        """
-        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3606202
-        module_name, unit_name = import_path.rsplit(".", 1)
-        try:
-            module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
-        except (ImportError, SyntaxError) as e:
-            raise TaskLoadingError(e)
-
-        try:
-            obj = getattr(module, unit_name)
-        except AttributeError as e:
-            raise TaskLoadingError(e)
-
-        if not isinstance(obj, Taskify):
-            msg = f'Object "{import_path}" is not a task'
-            raise TaskLoadingError(msg)
-
-        return obj
-
-    def execute_task(self, function, args, kwargs):
-        """Execute the code of the task"""
-        with transaction.atomic():
-            function._protected_call(args, kwargs)
diff --git a/taskq/models.py b/taskq/models.py
index 05f8228..bf5ccb4 100644
--- a/taskq/models.py
+++ b/taskq/models.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import copy
 import datetime
+import importlib
 import uuid
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 
+from .exceptions import TaskLoadingError
 from .json import JSONDecoder, JSONEncoder
+from .task import Taskify
 
 
 def generate_task_uuid():
@@ -100,6 +103,40 @@ def update_due_at_after_failure(self):
 
         self.due_at = timezone.now() + delay
 
+    def load_task(self):
+        taskified_function = self.import_taskified_function(self.function_name)
+        args, kwargs = self.decode_function_args()
+
+        return (taskified_function, args, kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def import_taskified_function(import_path):
+        """Load a @taskified function from a python module.
+
+        Returns TaskLoadingError if loading of the function failed.
+        """
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3606202
+        module_name, unit_name = import_path.rsplit(".", 1)
+        try:
+            module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+        except (ImportError, SyntaxError) as e:
+            raise TaskLoadingError(e)
+
+        try:
+            obj = getattr(module, unit_name)
+        except AttributeError as e:
+            raise TaskLoadingError(e)
+
+        if not isinstance(obj, Taskify):
+            msg = f'Object "{import_path}" is not a task'
+            raise TaskLoadingError(msg)
+
+        return obj
+
+    def execute(self):
+        taskified_function, args, kwargs = self.load_task()
+        taskified_function._protected_call(args, kwargs)
+
     def __str__(self):
         status = dict(self.STATUS_CHOICES)[self.status]
 
diff --git a/taskq/task.py b/taskq/task.py
index 871e0d9..2db20eb 100644
--- a/taskq/task.py
+++ b/taskq/task.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from .models import Task as TaskModel
@@ -13,12 +14,15 @@ def __init__(self, function, name=None):
         self._function = function
         self._name = name
 
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._function(*args, **kwargs)
+
     # If you rename this method, update the code in utils.traceback_filter_taskq_frames
     def _protected_call(self, args, kwargs):
-        self._function(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.__call__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def apply(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self._function(*args, **kwargs)
+        return self.__call__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def apply_async(
         self,
@@ -77,9 +81,12 @@ def name(self):
         return self._name if self._name else self.func_name
 
 
-def taskify(func=None, name=None):
+def taskify(func=None, name=None, base=None):
+    if base is None:
+        base = getattr(settings, "TASKQ", {}).get("default_taskify_class", Taskify)
+
     def wrapper_taskify(_func):
-        return Taskify(_func, name=name)
+        return base(_func, name=name)
 
     if func is None:
         return wrapper_taskify