diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index b3bb1b32e1..368fd725e7 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
   delegate_to: "rabbitmq01{{ env_suffix }}.phx2.fedoraproject.org"
   rabbitmq_exchange:
     name: "zmq.topic"
+    exchange_type: "topic"
     vhost: "/public_pubsub"
     login_user: admin
     login_password: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary(rabbitmq_admin_password_production, rabbitmq_admin_password_staging) }}"