diff --git a/backend/app/api/v1/modules.py b/backend/app/api/v1/modules.py
index b7f720b..7c4fa15 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/v1/modules.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/v1/modules.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from app.services import (
     markdown_tools,
     sound_effects
 )
-from app.workers.tasks import process_video_generation
+from app.workers.tasks import process_video_generation, process_image_upscaling
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ async def upscale_image(
     db.commit()
     db.refresh(job)
 
-    background_tasks.add_task(image_upscaler.upscale, str(job.id))
+    # Offload to Celery Worker (Redis) for scalability
+    process_image_upscaling.delay(str(job.id))
 
     return job_response(job)