diff --git a/CHANGELOG.org b/CHANGELOG.org
index cefc989..534f7e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.org
+++ b/CHANGELOG.org
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 #+title:  CHANGELOG
 
+* Version 65.4 [1/1]
+** DONE [#A] Fix database backup bug where running in celery task fails :bug:backups:celery:tasks:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       4117482f-4774-49b8-93b2-5b97adb194bd
+:END:
+
+*** Description
+
+The `backup_database` celery task failed with `No such file or directory
+'pg_dump'` even though the manual management command worked. FreeBSD rc.d
+celery workers run under daemon(8) with a minimal PATH that omits
+`/usr/local/bin`. The task now resolves `pg_dump` via `shutil.which()`,
+falling back to the common PostgreSQL install locations, instead of relying
+on the inherited PATH.
+
 * Version 65.3 [1/1]
 ** DONE [#B] Trail scrobbles without names should try to use trial heads loc :trails:metadata:
 :PROPERTIES:
diff --git a/PROJECT.org b/PROJECT.org
index b27d375..3d1ef39 100644
--- a/PROJECT.org
+++ b/PROJECT.org
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ favorited media objects.
 *** Description
 As an example https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/humanoids-publishing/the-history-of-science-fiction
 
-** TODO [#A] Update how board game scrobbles work :boardgames:
+** TODO [#B] Update how board game scrobbles work :boardgames:
 
 *** Description
 
@@ -627,3 +627,22 @@ The Edit log form should have from top to bottom:
   - Expansion ids (which should a multi-select widget of expansions for this game)
   - Location (which should be a drop down of BoardGameLocations for this user)
          
+
+** DONE [#A] Fix database backup bug where running in celery task fails :bug:backups:celery:tasks:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       4117482f-4774-49b8-93b2-5b97adb194bd
+:END:
+
+*** Description
+
+Running the backup_database command manually on the host works fine, but it does not work when running in Celery. The error is:
+
+#+begin_src bash
+No such file or directory `pg_dump`
+#+end_src
+
+The FreeBSD rc.d celery workers run under daemon(8) with a minimal PATH (the
+rc.subr default of `/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin`) that omits `/usr/local/bin`,
+where `pg_dump` lives. The task now locates `pg_dump` with `shutil.which()`,
+falling back to the common PostgreSQL install locations, instead of relying on
+the inherited PATH.
diff --git a/tests/scrobbles_tests/test_backup_database.py b/tests/scrobbles_tests/test_backup_database.py
index 5eca914..e7e5579 100644
--- a/tests/scrobbles_tests/test_backup_database.py
+++ b/tests/scrobbles_tests/test_backup_database.py
@@ -5,6 +5,27 @@ import time_machine
 from scrobbles import tasks as scrobbles_tasks
 
 
+def test_locate_pg_dump_returns_which_result(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        scrobbles_tasks.shutil, "which", lambda name: "/usr/local/bin/pg_dump"
+    )
+    assert scrobbles_tasks._locate_pg_dump() == "/usr/local/bin/pg_dump"
+
+
+def test_locate_pg_dump_falls_back_to_common_locations(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(scrobbles_tasks.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        scrobbles_tasks.glob, "glob", lambda pattern: ["/usr/local/bin/pg_dump"]
+    )
+    assert scrobbles_tasks._locate_pg_dump() == "/usr/local/bin/pg_dump"
+
+
+def test_locate_pg_dump_returns_none_when_unfindable(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(scrobbles_tasks.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(scrobbles_tasks.glob, "glob", lambda pattern: [])
+    assert scrobbles_tasks._locate_pg_dump() is None
+
+
 class FakeWebDAVClient:
     def __init__(self, files=None):
         self.files = files if files is not None else {}
diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/tasks.py b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/tasks.py
index aadbdc1..9cb98c2 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/tasks.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/scrobbles/tasks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import glob
 import logging
 import random
+import shutil
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from celery import shared_task
@@ -535,6 +537,28 @@ def _cleanup_failed_backup(backup_path):
         logger.warning("backup_database: removed incomplete backup %s", backup_path)
 
 
+def _locate_pg_dump():
+    """Return the path to pg_dump, or None if it cannot be found.
+
+    FreeBSD rc.d celery workers run under daemon(8) with a minimal PATH
+    (the rc.subr default of /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin) that omits
+    /usr/local/bin, so also check the common PostgreSQL install locations.
+    """
+    found = shutil.which("pg_dump")
+    if found:
+        return found
+    for pattern in (
+        "/usr/local/bin/pg_dump",
+        "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump",
+        "/usr/lib/postgresql/*/bin/pg_dump",
+        "/usr/pgsql-*/bin/pg_dump",
+    ):
+        matches = glob.glob(pattern)
+        if matches:
+            return matches[0]
+    return None
+
+
 def _retention_files_to_delete(remote_files, now):
     """Return list of filenames to delete under retention policy.
 
@@ -682,8 +706,15 @@ def backup_database():
     if db.get("PASSWORD"):
         env["PGPASSWORD"] = db["PASSWORD"]
 
+    pg_dump = _locate_pg_dump()
+    if pg_dump is None:
+        logger.error(
+            "backup_database: pg_dump not found on PATH or in common install locations"
+        )
+        return
+
     pg_dump_cmd = [
-        "pg_dump",
+        pg_dump,
         "--no-blobs",
         "-h",
         db.get("HOST", "localhost"),