diff --git a/queued_search/management/commands/process_search_queue.py b/queued_search/management/commands/process_search_queue.py
index a1af5dc..9cc4be3 100644
--- a/queued_search/management/commands/process_search_queue.py
+++ b/queued_search/management/commands/process_search_queue.py
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, MultipleObjectsReturned
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
-from django.db.models.loading import get_model
+
+try:
+    from django.apps import apps
+    get_model = apps.get_model
+except ImportError:
+    from django.db.models.loading import get_model
+
 from haystack import connections
 from haystack.constants import DEFAULT_ALIAS
 from haystack.exceptions import NotHandled