diff --git a/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
index 4dc06648cc..98f85e3e43 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ driver = messagingv2
 
 {% if service_name == 'murano-engine' %}
 [rabbitmq]
-host = {{ kolla_external_vip_address }}
+host = {{ kolla_external_fqdn }}
 port = {{ outward_rabbitmq_port }}
 login = {{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_user }}
 password = {{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_password }}