diff --git a/rabbitmq/server/vhost/openstack/init.yml b/rabbitmq/server/vhost/openstack/init.yml
index 7aa23f7..50b0814 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/server/vhost/openstack/init.yml
+++ b/rabbitmq/server/vhost/openstack/init.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
             pattern: '^metering.sample$'
             definition: '{"ha-mode": "all", "message-ttl": ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_ttl}}'
             priority: 10
+          - name: default-policy
+            pattern: '^(?!amq\.).*'
+            definition: '{"message-ttl": 120000}'