diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
index 0d60caa8c..1cdefdebb 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/resources/props/sample.props.template
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ featured_apis=elasticSearchWarehouseV300
 # rabbitmq_connector.port=5672
 # rabbitmq_connector.username=obp
 # rabbitmq_connector.password=obp
+# rabbitmq_connector.virtual_host=/
 # -- RabbitMQ Adapter --------------------------------------------
 #rabbitmq.adapter.enabled=false
 
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/Adapter/MockedRabbitMqAdapter.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/Adapter/MockedRabbitMqAdapter.scala
index 130e9d236..07b4ca1e9 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/Adapter/MockedRabbitMqAdapter.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/Adapter/MockedRabbitMqAdapter.scala
@@ -3082,6 +3082,7 @@ object MockedRabbitMqAdapter extends App with MdcLoggable{
     factory.setPort(port)
     factory.setUsername(username)
     factory.setPassword(password)
+    factory.setVirtualHost(virtualHost)
     if (APIUtil.getPropsAsBoolValue("rabbitmq.use.ssl", false)){
       factory.useSslProtocol(RabbitMQUtils.createSSLContext(
         keystorePath,
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnectionPool.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnectionPool.scala
index 5a245140c..489380b2d 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnectionPool.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQConnectionPool.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class RabbitMQConnectionFactory extends BasePooledObjectFactory[Connection] {
   factory.setPort(port)
   factory.setUsername(username)
   factory.setPassword(password)
+  factory.setVirtualHost(virtualHost)
   if (APIUtil.getPropsAsBoolValue("rabbitmq.use.ssl", false)){
     factory.useSslProtocol(RabbitMQUtils.createSSLContext(
       keystorePath,
diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQUtils.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQUtils.scala
index 9b177d8d6..fd254c6cd 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQUtils.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/bankconnectors/rabbitmq/RabbitMQUtils.scala
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ object RabbitMQUtils extends MdcLoggable{
   val port = APIUtil.getPropsAsIntValue("rabbitmq_connector.port").openOrThrowException("mandatory property rabbitmq_connector.port is missing!")
   val username = APIUtil.getPropsValue("rabbitmq_connector.username").openOrThrowException("mandatory property rabbitmq_connector.username is missing!")
   val password = APIUtil.getPropsValue("rabbitmq_connector.password").openOrThrowException("mandatory property rabbitmq_connector.password is missing!")
+  val virtualHost = APIUtil.getPropsValue("rabbitmq_connector.virtual_host").openOrThrowException("mandatory property rabbitmq_connector.virtual_host is missing!")
   
   val keystorePath = APIUtil.getPropsValue("keystore.path").getOrElse("")
   val keystorePassword = APIUtil.getPropsValue("keystore.password").getOrElse(APIUtil.initPasswd)