diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/metricbeat.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/metricbeat.yml.j2
index 78d75cd3..9a4684e7 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/metricbeat.yml.j2
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/metricbeat.yml.j2
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ metricbeat.modules:
 - module: rabbitmq
   metricsets: ["node", "queue"]
   period: 30s
-  hosts: ["localhost:5672", "localhost:5671", "localhost:15672", "localhost:15671"]
+  hosts: [ {{ elastic_metricbeat_rabbitmq_monitoring_hosts }} ]
   username: {{ rabbitmq_monitoring_userid | default('monitoring') }}
   password: {{ rabbitmq_monitoring_password  }}
 #
diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
index b5e3c98a..46b8dca9 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ elk_repo:
   state: "{{ elk_package_state | default('present') }}"
 
 #metricbeats monitoring endpoints
+elastic_metricbeat_rabbitmq_monitoring_hosts: '"localhost:15672"'
 elastic_metricbeat_haproxy_monitoring_hosts: '"unix:///var/run/haproxy.stat"'
 
 # elastic search vars