diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 520c9496..f6e02d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ This must be set before you assign an upload:
 ```
 
 ### Override worker
-To overide the worker in cases where additional methods need to be called or you have app specific requirements, pass the worker class as the
+To override the worker in cases where additional methods need to be called or you have app specific requirements, pass the worker class as the
 second argument:
 
 ```ruby
diff --git a/lib/backgrounder/support/backends.rb b/lib/backgrounder/support/backends.rb
index 6210a87e..e59a4af3 100644
--- a/lib/backgrounder/support/backends.rb
+++ b/lib/backgrounder/support/backends.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def enqueue_resque(worker, *args)
           end
 
           def enqueue_sidekiq(worker, *args)
-            args = sidekiq_queue_options('class' => worker, 'args' => args)
+            override_queue_name = worker.sidekiq_options['queue'] == 'default' || worker.sidekiq_options['queue'].nil?
+            args = sidekiq_queue_options(override_queue_name, 'class' => worker, 'args' => args)
             worker.client_push(args)
           end
 
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ def enqueue_immediate(worker, *args)
             worker.new(*args).perform
           end
 
-          def sidekiq_queue_options(args)
-            args['queue'] = queue_options[:queue] if queue_options[:queue] && args['class'].sidekiq_options['queue'] == 'default'
+          def sidekiq_queue_options(override_queue_name, args)
+            if override_queue_name && queue_options[:queue]
+              args['queue'] = queue_options[:queue]
+            end
             args['retry'] = queue_options[:retry] unless queue_options[:retry].nil?
             args['timeout'] = queue_options[:timeout] if queue_options[:timeout]
             args['backtrace'] = queue_options[:backtrace] if queue_options[:backtrace]
diff --git a/spec/backgrounder/support/backends_spec.rb b/spec/backgrounder/support/backends_spec.rb
index 1729642e..5e40e77c 100644
--- a/spec/backgrounder/support/backends_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/backgrounder/support/backends_spec.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ def self.perform(*args); new(*args).perform; end
           mock_module.backend :sidekiq, options
           mock_module.enqueue_for_backend(MockSidekiqWorker, *args)
         end
+
+        it 'does not override queue name if set it worker' do
+          expect(MockNamedSidekiqWorker).to receive(:client_push).with({ 'class' => MockNamedSidekiqWorker,
+                                                                    'retry' => false,
+                                                                    'timeout' => 60,
+                                                                    'args' => args })
+          options = {:retry => false, :timeout => 60}
+          mock_module.backend :sidekiq, options
+          mock_module.enqueue_for_backend(MockNamedSidekiqWorker, *args)
+        end
       end
 
       context 'girl_friday' do
diff --git a/spec/support/backend_constants.rb b/spec/support/backend_constants.rb
index 4483daef..c3f0fb06 100644
--- a/spec/support/backend_constants.rb
+++ b/spec/support/backend_constants.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def self.included(base)
 
     module ClassMethods
       def sidekiq_options(opts = {})
+        opts
       end
 
       def client_push(item)
diff --git a/spec/support/mock_worker.rb b/spec/support/mock_worker.rb
index af526830..94425e8c 100644
--- a/spec/support/mock_worker.rb
+++ b/spec/support/mock_worker.rb
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ def set_args(klass, id, column)
 class MockSidekiqWorker < MockWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 end
+
+class MockNamedSidekiqWorker < MockWorker
+  include Sidekiq::Worker
+  sidekiq_options queue: :even_better_name
+end