diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
index 367020f9..b5d742de 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BASE_RESOURCE_MAP = OrderedDict([
     (NEUTRON_CONF, {
         'services': ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],
         'contexts': [neutron_ovs_context.OVSPluginContext(),
-                     context.AMQPContext()],
+                     context.AMQPContext(ssl_dir=NEUTRON_CONF_DIR)],
     }),
     (ML2_CONF, {
         'services': ['neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent'],