diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 398147be..8449ee30 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ rabbit_userid = {{ nova_rabbitmq_userid }}
 rabbit_password = {{ nova_rabbitmq_password }}
 rabbit_virtual_host = {{ nova_rabbitmq_vhost }}
 rabbit_hosts = {{ rabbitmq_servers }}
+rabbit_use_ssl = {{ rabbitmq_use_ssl }}
 
 
 [libvirt]