diff --git a/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml b/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
index 06c6a33..11625cf 100644
--- a/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
+++ b/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     cluster_internal_protocol: 'http'
     openstack_mysql_x509_enabled: False
     galera_ssl_enabled: False
+    openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
   linux:
     system:
       package:
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
           address: ${_param:single_address}
       message_queue:
         engine: rabbitmq
-        port: 5672
+        port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
         members:
         - host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_node01_address}
         - host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_node02_address}