diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index b139ef7b1eecf1fb6dfa8787e8191239701e5dfb..ef40a891caece455233168ede2bb7fb2433adb0e 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -7628,12 +7628,10 @@ static int set_member_value(const char *queuename, const char *interface, int pr
 static int get_member_penalty(char *queuename, char *interface)
 {
 	int foundqueue = 0, penalty;
-	struct call_queue *q, tmpq = {
-		.name = queuename,
-	};
+	struct call_queue *q;
 	struct member *mem;
 
-	if ((q = ao2_t_find(queues, &tmpq, OBJ_POINTER, "Search for queue"))) {
+	if ((q = find_load_queue_rt_friendly(queuename))) {
 		foundqueue = 1;
 		ao2_lock(q);
 		if ((mem = interface_exists(q, interface))) {
@@ -8403,10 +8401,7 @@ stop:
 static int queue_function_var(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	int res = -1;
-	struct call_queue *q, tmpq = {
-		.name = data,
-	};
-
+	struct call_queue *q;
 	char interfacevar[256] = "";
 	float sl = 0;
 
@@ -8415,7 +8410,7 @@ static int queue_function_var(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *d
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if ((q = ao2_t_find(queues, &tmpq, OBJ_POINTER, "Find for QUEUE() function"))) {
+	if ((q = find_load_queue_rt_friendly(data))) {
 		ao2_lock(q);
 		if (q->setqueuevar) {
 			sl = 0;
@@ -8813,9 +8808,7 @@ static int queue_function_queuewaitingcount(struct ast_channel *chan, const char
 /*! \brief Dialplan function QUEUE_MEMBER_LIST() Get list of members in a specific queue */
 static int queue_function_queuememberlist(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *cmd, char *data, char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	struct call_queue *q, tmpq = {
-		.name = data,
-	};
+	struct call_queue *q;
 	struct member *m;
 
 	/* Ensure an otherwise empty list doesn't return garbage */
@@ -8826,7 +8819,7 @@ static int queue_function_queuememberlist(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if ((q = ao2_t_find(queues, &tmpq, OBJ_POINTER, "Find for QUEUE_MEMBER_LIST()"))) {
+	if ((q = find_load_queue_rt_friendly(data))) {
 		int buflen = 0, count = 0;
 		struct ao2_iterator mem_iter;