diff --git a/sensorsafrica/celeryapp.py b/sensorsafrica/celeryapp.py
index e31bffc..a607d62 100644
--- a/sensorsafrica/celeryapp.py
+++ b/sensorsafrica/celeryapp.py
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@
 # Autodiscover tasks in tasks.py
 app.autodiscover_tasks()
 
-slack_app = Slackify(app, os.environ.get("SENSORSAFRICA_CELERY_SLACK_WEBHOOK", ""))
+SLACK_WEBHOOK = os.environ.get("SENSORSAFRICA_CELERY_SLACK_WEBHOOK", "")
+SLACK_WEBHOOK_FAILURES_ONLY = os.environ.get(
+    "SENSORSAFRICA_CELERY_SLACK_WEBHOOK_FAILURES_ONLY", "").strip().lower() in ('true', 't', '1')
+
+options = {'failures_only': SLACK_WEBHOOK_FAILURES_ONLY}
+
+slack_app = Slackify(app, SLACK_WEBHOOK, **options)