diff --git a/nova/controller.sls b/nova/controller.sls
index dfd33ff..73ff759 100644
--- a/nova/controller.sls
+++ b/nova/controller.sls
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
   novang.update_cell:
   - name: "cell1"
   - db_name: {{ controller.database.name }}
-{%- if controller.message_queue.members is defined %}
+{%- if controller.message_queue.members is defined and not controller.message_queue.get('use_vip_address', False) %}
   - transport_url: rabbit://{% for member in controller.message_queue.members -%}
                              {{ controller.message_queue.user }}:{{ controller.message_queue.password }}@{{ member.host }}:{{ member.get('port', rabbit_port) }}
                              {%- if not loop.last -%},{%- endif -%}