diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 30b08c56d..52fa7a255 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ set :keep_releases, 5
 set :local_user, ENV['USER']
 
 set :delayed_job_workers, 2
+set :delayed_job_roles, :background
 
 set(:config_files, %w(
   log_rotation
diff --git a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
index 16d1c5bb7..74c96871e 100644
--- a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
 set :stage, :preproduction
 set :rails_env, :preproduction
 
-server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron)
+server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron background)
 server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index 5e002af1a..90eb501c2 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ set :stage, :production
 set :rails_env, :production
 
 #server deploysecret(:server1), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
-server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron)
+server deploysecret(:server2), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer cron background)
 server deploysecret(:server3), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)
 server deploysecret(:server4), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w(web app db importer)