diff --git a/octavia/manager/cluster.yml b/octavia/manager/cluster.yml
index c10e800..cfee518 100644
--- a/octavia/manager/cluster.yml
+++ b/octavia/manager/cluster.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         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/manager/single.yml b/octavia/manager/single.yml
index 51671eb..fadae05 100644
--- a/octavia/manager/single.yml
+++ b/octavia/manager/single.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         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: