diff --git a/heka/files/output/amqp.toml b/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
index fcc339e..58eb679 100644
--- a/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
+++ b/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 type = "AMQPOutput"
 url = "amqp://{{ values.user }}:{{ values.password }}@{{ values.host }}/{{ values.vhost }}"
 exchange = "{{ values.exchange }}"
-exchange_type = "fanout"
+exchange_type = "{{ values.exchange_type }}"
 message_matcher = "{{ values.message_matcher }}"
 use_framing = true
 encoder = "{{ values.encoder }}"