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@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ To generate coverage reports for the Javascript tests:
 - `CAC_URL`: URL for the CAC authentication route.
 - `CA_CHAIN`: Path to the CA chain file.
 - `CDN_ORIGIN`: URL for the origin host for asset files.
-- `CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE`:
+- `CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE`: String specifying the name of the queue that background tasks will be added to.
 - `CLASSIFIED`: Boolean specifying if we're running in a classified environment.
 - `CONTRACT_END_DATE`: String specifying the end date of the JEDI contract. Used for task order validation. Example: 2019-09-14
 - `CONTRACT_START_DATE`: String specifying the start date of the JEDI contract. Used for task order validation. Example: 2019-09-14.