diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index f0dc0fed..91a452f4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Joshua Harlow <harlowja@yahoo-inc.com>
 Ken Thomas <krt@yahoo-inc.com>
 Ed Hall <edhall@yahoo-inc.com>
 Mike Perez <thingee@gmail.com>
+Mike Pittaro <mikeyp@LaHondaResearch.org>
 
 V1
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diff --git a/conf/pkgs/rabbitmq.json b/conf/pkgs/rabbitmq.json
index ec4afdbc..0de5ab50 100644
--- a/conf/pkgs/rabbitmq.json
+++ b/conf/pkgs/rabbitmq.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
                 {
                     # Qpidd runs on the same port
                     "run_as_root": true,
+                    "ignore_failure": true,
                     "cmd": [
                         "chkconfig",
                         "qpidd",