diff --git a/octavia/api/cluster.yml b/octavia/api/cluster.yml
index e698481..1332c60 100644
--- a/octavia/api/cluster.yml
+++ b/octavia/api/cluster.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         region: ${_param:openstack_region}
         protocol: ${_param:cluster_internal_protocol}
       message_queue:
+        use_vip_address: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_standalone_mode}
         host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_address}
         port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
         x509:
diff --git a/octavia/api/single.yml b/octavia/api/single.yml
index b359885..f76560c 100644
--- a/octavia/api/single.yml
+++ b/octavia/api/single.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         region: ${_param:openstack_region}
         protocol: ${_param:cluster_internal_protocol}
       message_queue:
+        use_vip_address: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_standalone_mode}
         host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_address}
         port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
         x509: