diff --git a/servers/configure-rabbitmq b/servers/configure-rabbitmq
index db747a732a..050bfc90cf 100755
--- a/servers/configure-rabbitmq
+++ b/servers/configure-rabbitmq
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # with a real password
 
 rabbitmqctl delete_user guest
-rabbitmqctl add_user humbug 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
+rabbitmqctl add_user humbug $($(dirname $0)/../tools/get-django-setting RABBITMQ_PASSWORD)
 rabbitmqctl set_user_tags humbug administrator
 rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p / humbug '.*' '.*' '.*'