diff --git a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-agent.conf.Debian b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-agent.conf.Debian
index 3d3e9ea..ebf2fad 100644
--- a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-agent.conf.Debian
+++ b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-agent.conf.Debian
@@ -97,6 +97,25 @@
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below options are problematic with RMQ 3.8,
+# see PROD-34322
+# recreating queues on a secondary broker immediately after primary broker
+# has gone down leads to these queues being non-functional.
+
+# How long to wait before reconnecting in response to an AMQP consumer
+# cancel notification. (floating point value)
+#kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
+
+# How frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
+
+# How long to backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ.
+# (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
+
 [service_credentials]
 
 auth_type = password
diff --git a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
index 71cc08b..78e252a 100644
--- a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
+++ b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
@@ -226,6 +226,25 @@
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below options are problematic with RMQ 3.8,
+# see PROD-34322
+# recreating queues on a secondary broker immediately after primary broker
+# has gone down leads to these queues being non-functional.
+
+# How long to wait before reconnecting in response to an AMQP consumer
+# cancel notification. (floating point value)
+#kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
+
+# How frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
+
+# How long to backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ.
+# (integer value)
+#rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
+
 [publisher]
 
 {%- if server.secret is defined %}