diff --git a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
index c6eb55536c..9ada8640ad 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
@@ -418,11 +418,24 @@ def dummy_task(self):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("newrelic_order", ["sentry_first", "sentry_last"])
 def test_newrelic_interference(init_celery, newrelic_order, celery_invocation):
     def instrument_newrelic():
-        import celery.app.trace as celery_mod
-        from newrelic.hooks.application_celery import instrument_celery_execute_trace
-
-        assert hasattr(celery_mod, "build_tracer")
-        instrument_celery_execute_trace(celery_mod)
+        try:
+            # older newrelic versions
+            from newrelic.hooks.application_celery import (
+                instrument_celery_execute_trace,
+            )
+            import celery.app.trace as celery_trace_module
+
+            assert hasattr(celery_trace_module, "build_tracer")
+            instrument_celery_execute_trace(celery_trace_module)
+
+        except ImportError:
+            # newer newrelic versions
+            from newrelic.hooks.application_celery import instrument_celery_app_base
+            import celery.app as celery_app_module
+
+            assert hasattr(celery_app_module, "Celery")
+            assert hasattr(celery_app_module.Celery, "send_task")
+            instrument_celery_app_base(celery_app_module)
 
     if newrelic_order == "sentry_first":
         celery = init_celery()