diff --git a/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/designate.conf.j2 b/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/designate.conf.j2
index 29606961..6d32292b 100644
--- a/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/designate.conf.j2
+++ b/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/designate.conf.j2
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ enabled = True
 [storage:sqlalchemy]
 {% include "parts/database-connection" %}
 db_auto_create = false
+
+{% include "parts/section-oslo-messaging-rabbit" %}
diff --git a/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/parts/section-oslo-messaging-rabbit b/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/parts/section-oslo-messaging-rabbit
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..145c4ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charms/designate-k8s/src/templates/parts/section-oslo-messaging-rabbit
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[oslo_messaging_rabbit]
+rabbit_quorum_queue = True
diff --git a/charms/designate-k8s/tests/bundles/smoke.yaml b/charms/designate-k8s/tests/bundles/smoke.yaml
index c4f38267..662020b6 100644
--- a/charms/designate-k8s/tests/bundles/smoke.yaml
+++ b/charms/designate-k8s/tests/bundles/smoke.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ applications:
 
   rabbitmq:
     charm: ch:rabbitmq-k8s
-    channel: 3.9/edge
+    channel: 3.12/edge
     scale: 1
     trust: true
+    options:
+      minimum-replicas: 1
 
   keystone:
     charm: ch:keystone-k8s