diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
index b9401fcd99..b4aa3ebd8e 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
       name: "{{item}}"
       exchange_type: topic
       vhost: /pubsub
+      login_user: admin
+      login_password: "{{ rabbitmq_admin_password_staging }}"
     with_items:
     - amq.topic
     - zmq.topic
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@
     rabbitmq_queue:
       name: "{{item}}"
       vhost: /pubsub
+      login_user: admin
+      login_password: "{{ rabbitmq_admin_password_staging }}"
     with_items:
     - amqp_to_zmq
     - amqp_bridge_verify_missing
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@
       source: amq.topic
       destination: amqp_to_zmq
       vhost: /pubsub
+      login_user: admin
+      login_password: "{{ rabbitmq_admin_password_staging }}"
     tags:
     - config
   - name: Create the verify-missing bindings
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@
       source: "{{item}}"
       destination: amqp_bridge_verify_missing
       vhost: /pubsub
+      login_user: admin
+      login_password: "{{ rabbitmq_admin_password_staging }}"
     with_items:
     - amq.topic
     - zmq.topic
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index 7a3936f796..549f693d2a 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -126,3 +126,16 @@
   tags:
   - rabbitmq_cluster
   - config
+
+- name: Create the admin user for the pubsub vhost
+  rabbitmq_user:
+    user: admin
+    password: "{{ rabbitmq_admin_password_staging }}"
+    vhost: /pubsub
+    configure_priv: .*
+    read_priv: .*
+    write_priv: .*
+  when: env == "staging"
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config