diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4dfc80d..775e13c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ENV UID="${default_uid}"
 ENV GID="${default_gid}"
 RUN set -x && \
   # Install required distro packages
-  apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install python3 python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-dev gcc make && \
+  apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install python3 python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-dev gcc make psmisc procps && \
   # Install wheel which is required for pipenv
   pip3 --disable-pip-version-check install wheel && \
   # Then install pipenv
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ RUN set -x && \
   groupadd -g ${GID} www && \
   useradd -M -d /app -s /bin/false -u ${UID} -g www www && \
   # Install non-distro packages
-  pipenv install --system  && \
+  pipenv install --system --verbose && \
   # Make absolutely sure we didn't accidentally bundle a SQLite dev database
   rm -rf /app/db.sqlite3 && \
   # Create config, downloads and run dirs we can write to
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ RUN set -x && \
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=1m --timeout=10s CMD /app/healthcheck.py http://127.0.0.1:8080/healthcheck
 
 # Drop to the www user
-USER www
+#USER www
 
 # ENVS and ports
 ENV PYTHONPATH "/app:${PYTHONPATH}"
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
 
 # Run gunicorn
-CMD ["/usr/local/bin/gunicorn", "-c", "/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py", "-k", "uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker", "--capture-output", "tubesync.asgi:application"]
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/gunicorn", "-c", "/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py", "--capture-output", "tubesync.wsgi:application"]
diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 98de927..9d8e001 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ django-compressor = "*"
 httptools = "*"
 youtube-dl = "*"
 django-background-tasks = "*"
-uvicorn = "*"
-uvloop = "*"
-django-simple-task = "*"
 
 [requires]
 python_version = "3"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index f6f272f..9a4b1c7 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "83399df34fe306ade38c4e516198bfd67d88e57de8e5366a9038c5eb1ca86036"
+            "sha256": "229a3783dcfd9d030ac58856ecb5d52d806db6acfa40eb6346eb6b58d79e91ab"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -23,20 +23,13 @@
             ],
             "version": "==3.3.1"
         },
-        "click": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:d2b5255c7c6349bc1bd1e59e08cd12acbbd63ce649f2588755783aa94dfb6b1a",
-                "sha256:dacca89f4bfadd5de3d7489b7c8a566eee0d3676333fbb50030263894c38c0dc"
-            ],
-            "version": "==7.1.2"
-        },
         "django": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:14a4b7cd77297fba516fc0d92444cc2e2e388aa9de32d7a68d4a83d58f5a4927",
-                "sha256:14b87775ffedab2ef6299b73343d1b4b41e5d4e2aa58c6581f114dbec01e3f8f"
+                "sha256:5c866205f15e7a7123f1eec6ab939d22d5bde1416635cab259684af66d8e48a2",
+                "sha256:edb10b5c45e7e9c0fb1dc00b76ec7449aca258a39ffd613dbd078c51d19c9f03"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==3.1.3"
+            "version": "==3.1.4"
         },
         "django-appconf": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -73,14 +66,6 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==0.8.2"
         },
-        "django-simple-task": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:c70c5fd1db9ba58026ea3a00831c2c1a4d335f29c106321bb2dce643b7a71319",
-                "sha256:fe6494f5297711f5ec767835163dad3e4f6b751aa8857f0c338e5271a0721a4f"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.1.2"
-        },
         "gunicorn": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:1904bb2b8a43658807108d59c3f3d56c2b6121a701161de0ddf9ad140073c626",
@@ -89,13 +74,6 @@
             "index": "pypi",
             "version": "==20.0.4"
         },
-        "h11": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:3c6c61d69c6f13d41f1b80ab0322f1872702a3ba26e12aa864c928f6a43fbaab",
-                "sha256:ab6c335e1b6ef34b205d5ca3e228c9299cc7218b049819ec84a388c2525e5d87"
-            ],
-            "version": "==0.11.0"
-        },
         "httptools": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:0a4b1b2012b28e68306575ad14ad5e9120b34fccd02a81eb08838d7e3bbb48be",
@@ -212,38 +190,6 @@
             ],
             "version": "==0.4.1"
         },
-        "typing-extensions": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:7cb407020f00f7bfc3cb3e7881628838e69d8f3fcab2f64742a5e76b2f841918",
-                "sha256:99d4073b617d30288f569d3f13d2bd7548c3a7e4c8de87db09a9d29bb3a4a60c",
-                "sha256:dafc7639cde7f1b6e1acc0f457842a83e722ccca8eef5270af2d74792619a89f"
-            ],
-            "markers": "python_version < '3.8'",
-            "version": "==3.7.4.3"
-        },
-        "uvicorn": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:562ef6aaa8fa723ab6b82cf9e67a774088179d0ec57cb17e447b15d58b603bcf",
-                "sha256:5836edaf4d278fe67ba0298c0537bdb6398cf359eb644f79e6500ca1aad232b3"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.12.3"
-        },
-        "uvloop": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:08b109f0213af392150e2fe6f81d33261bb5ce968a288eb698aad4f46eb711bd",
-                "sha256:123ac9c0c7dd71464f58f1b4ee0bbd81285d96cdda8bc3519281b8973e3a461e",
-                "sha256:4315d2ec3ca393dd5bc0b0089d23101276778c304d42faff5dc4579cb6caef09",
-                "sha256:4544dcf77d74f3a84f03dd6278174575c44c67d7165d4c42c71db3fdc3860726",
-                "sha256:afd5513c0ae414ec71d24f6f123614a80f3d27ca655a4fcf6cabe50994cc1891",
-                "sha256:b4f591aa4b3fa7f32fb51e2ee9fea1b495eb75b0b3c8d0ca52514ad675ae63f7",
-                "sha256:bcac356d62edd330080aed082e78d4b580ff260a677508718f88016333e2c9c5",
-                "sha256:e7514d7a48c063226b7d06617cbb12a14278d4323a065a8d46a7962686ce2e95",
-                "sha256:f07909cd9fc08c52d294b1570bba92186181ca01fe3dc9ffba68955273dd7362"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.14.0"
-        },
         "whitenoise": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:05ce0be39ad85740a78750c86a93485c40f08ad8c62a6006de0233765996e5c7",
@@ -254,11 +200,11 @@
         },
         "youtube-dl": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:3d52d2c969ec9521a086c43f809fd7545708b7ba24d7379fb123b5438ba691e1",
-                "sha256:be0b605c65adbcda2844806359478fe88101def37c994f19c52fad45232af7cc"
+                "sha256:bc82acb0b59b25b822fad85bef0cbe78e5754ca532e3bd6899fe06386e2b8e7c",
+                "sha256:daa514c0d36af478fe249ea93ca63ae3aaa60ac5f82aa3d5514bce9ba7ed8451"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==2020.11.26"
+            "version": "==2020.12.2"
         }
     },
     "develop": {}
diff --git a/app/tubesync/asgi.py b/app/tubesync/asgi.py
index d6443f9..1fd3c87 100644
--- a/app/tubesync/asgi.py
+++ b/app/tubesync/asgi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
-from django_simple_task import django_simple_task_middlware
 
 
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'tubesync.settings')
-application = django_simple_task_middlware(get_asgi_application())
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py b/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py
index bcc89d0..2c0883f 100644
--- a/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py
+++ b/app/tubesync/gunicorn.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import multiprocessing
 def get_num_workers():
     cpu_workers = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1
     try:
-        num_workers = int(os.getenv('GUNICORN_WORKERS', 1))
+        num_workers = int(os.getenv('GUNICORN_WORKERS', 2))
     except ValueError:
         num_workers = cpu_workers
     if 0 > num_workers > cpu_workers:
diff --git a/app/tubesync/settings.py b/app/tubesync/settings.py
index a99602b..e657aeb 100644
--- a/app/tubesync/settings.py
+++ b/app/tubesync/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'sass_processor',
-    'django_simple_task',
     'background_task',
     'common',
     'sync',
@@ -114,7 +113,11 @@ HEALTHCHECK_FIREWALL = True
 HEALTHCHECK_ALLOWED_IPS = ('127.0.0.1',)
 
 
-DJANGO_SIMPLE_TASK_WORKERS = 2
+MAX_ATTEMPTS = 10                           # Number of times tasks will be retried
+MAX_RUN_TIME = 1800                         # Maximum amount of time in seconds a task can run
+BACKGROUND_TASK_RUN_ASYNC = True            # Run tasks async in the background
+BACKGROUND_TASK_ASYNC_THREADS = 2           # Number of async tasks to run at once
+BACKGROUND_TASK_PRIORITY_ORDERING = 'DESC'  # Process high priority tasks first
 
 
 SOURCES_PER_PAGE = 25