diff --git a/tutordiscovery/patches/k8s-deployments b/tutordiscovery/patches/k8s-deployments
index 15a1b3f..20044a6 100644
--- a/tutordiscovery/patches/k8s-deployments
+++ b/tutordiscovery/patches/k8s-deployments
@@ -32,3 +32,44 @@ spec:
         - name: settings
           configMap:
             name: discovery-settings
+
+
+
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: discovery-worker
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: discovery-worker
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: discovery-worker
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: discovery-worker
+    spec:
+      securityContext:
+        runAsUser: 1000
+        runAsGroup: 1000
+      containers:
+        - name: discovery-worker
+          image: {{ DISCOVERY_DOCKER_IMAGE }}
+          args: ["celery", "--app=course_discovery.celery", "worker", "--loglevel=info", "--max-tasks-per-child=100"]
+          env:
+          - name: SERVICE_VARIANT
+            value: discovery
+          - name: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
+            value: course_discovery.settings.tutor.production
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /openedx/discovery/course_discovery/settings/tutor/production.py
+              name: settings
+              subPath: production.py
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      volumes:
+        - name: settings
+          configMap:
+            name: discovery-settings
diff --git a/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services b/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
index 6c4008d..01aedbc 100644
--- a/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
+++ b/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ discovery:
     default:
       aliases:
         - "{{ DISCOVERY_HOST }}"
+
+discovery-worker:
+  environment:
+    DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: course_discovery.settings.tutor.development
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diff --git a/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-services b/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-services
index 6bd8e89..213813f 100644
--- a/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-services
+++ b/tutordiscovery/patches/local-docker-compose-services
@@ -9,3 +9,15 @@ discovery:
     - lms
     {% if RUN_MYSQL %}- mysql{% endif %}
     {% if RUN_ELASTICSEARCH %}- elasticsearch{% endif %}
+
+discovery-worker:
+  image: {{ DISCOVERY_DOCKER_IMAGE }}
+  environment:
+    SERVICE_VARIANT: discovery
+    DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: course_discovery.settings.tutor.production
+  command: celery --app=course_discovery.celery worker --loglevel=info --max-tasks-per-child=100 
+  restart: unless-stopped
+  volumes:
+    - ../plugins/discovery/apps/settings/tutor:/openedx/discovery/course_discovery/settings/tutor:ro
+  depends_on:
+    - discovery 
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