diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1192978..443aaa3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ migrate: venv_prod
 		./manage.py migrate --settings="repoapi.settings.prod"
 	chown www-data:www-data $(VAR_DIR)/db.sqlite3
 
+shell_dev: venv_prod
+	source $(VAR_DIR)/venv_prod/bin/activate && \
+		./manage.py shell --settings="repoapi.settings.prod"
+
 ###################################
 
 run_dev:
diff --git a/repoapi/celery.py b/repoapi/celery.py
index f5303a4..42a7e35 100644
--- a/repoapi/celery.py
+++ b/repoapi/celery.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ app.autodiscover_tasks(lambda: settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
 
 @app.task()
 def jbi_parse_hotfix(jbi_id, path):
-    app.send_task('hotfix_released', jbi_id, path)
+    app.send_task('hotfix_released', args=[jbi_id, path])