diff --git a/changelog.d/20241204_152125_edunext_better_celery.md b/changelog.d/20241204_152125_edunext_better_celery.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..985b5477cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20241204_152125_edunext_better_celery.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Improvement] Disable celery gossip and mingle to improve celery performance. (by @Ian2012)
diff --git a/tutor/plugins/openedx.py b/tutor/plugins/openedx.py
index f01288173e..d15d8a10e8 100644
--- a/tutor/plugins/openedx.py
+++ b/tutor/plugins/openedx.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ def is_directory_mounted(image_name: str, dirname: str) -> bool:
         "--hostname=edx.lms.core.default.%h",
         "--queues=edx.lms.core.default,edx.lms.core.high,edx.lms.core.high_mem",
         "--max-tasks-per-child=100",
+        "--prefetch-multiplier=1",
+        "--without-gossip",
+        "--without-mingle",
     ]
 )
 
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@ def is_directory_mounted(image_name: str, dirname: str) -> bool:
         "--hostname=edx.cms.core.default.%h",
         "--queues=edx.cms.core.default,edx.cms.core.high,edx.cms.core.low",
         "--max-tasks-per-child=100",
+        "--prefetch-multiplier=1",
+        "--without-gossip",
+        "--without-mingle",
     ]
 )