diff --git a/neutron/files/pike/neutron-generic.conf b/neutron/files/pike/neutron-generic.conf
index c7d22d2..f60cc80 100644
--- a/neutron/files/pike/neutron-generic.conf
+++ b/neutron/files/pike/neutron-generic.conf
@@ -1601,10 +1601,15 @@
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/kombu_ssl_ca_certs
 #kombu_ssl_ca_certs =
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/kombu_reconnect_delay
 #kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
 
 # EXPERIMENTAL: Possible values are: gzip, bz2. If not set compression will not
 # be used. This option may not be available in future versions. (string value)
@@ -1676,15 +1681,23 @@
 # Reason: Replaced by [DEFAULT]/transport_url
 #rabbit_virtual_host = /
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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 frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
 #rabbit_retry_interval = 1
-rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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 backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ. (integer
 # value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/rabbit_retry_backoff
 #rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
-rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
 
 # Maximum interval of RabbitMQ connection retries. Default is 30 seconds.
 # (integer value)
diff --git a/neutron/files/pike/neutron-server.conf b/neutron/files/pike/neutron-server.conf
index 06c47cb..0fd5823 100644
--- a/neutron/files/pike/neutron-server.conf
+++ b/neutron/files/pike/neutron-server.conf
@@ -1764,10 +1764,15 @@
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/kombu_ssl_ca_certs
 #kombu_ssl_ca_certs =
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/kombu_reconnect_delay
 #kombu_reconnect_delay = 1.0
+kombu_reconnect_delay = 5.0
 
 # EXPERIMENTAL: Possible values are: gzip, bz2. If not set compression will not
 # be used. This option may not be available in future versions. (string value)
@@ -1839,15 +1844,23 @@
 # Reason: Replaced by [DEFAULT]/transport_url
 #rabbit_virtual_host = /
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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 frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ. (integer value)
 #rabbit_retry_interval = 1
-rabbit_retry_interval = 1
+rabbit_retry_interval = 5
 
+# NOTE(pas-ha) default values of below option is 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 backoff for between retries when connecting to RabbitMQ. (integer
 # value)
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/rabbit_retry_backoff
 #rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
-rabbit_retry_backoff = 2
+rabbit_retry_backoff = 10
 
 # Maximum interval of RabbitMQ connection retries. Default is 30 seconds.
 # (integer value)