diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c0b24aa..23207c23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RabbitMQ Related:
 
 * `RMQ_HOST`: Hostname/ip of Rabbit MQ
 * `RMQ_PORT`: Port of Rabbit MQ
+* `RMQ_VHOST`: Used to specify the vhost for Rabbit MQ, will default to `/`
 * `RMQ_USER`: Defaults to `guest`
 * `RMQ_PASS`: Defaults to `pass`
 * `PATH_TO_TOPOLOGY`: Path to the yaml describing the topology, has _no_ default and is *required*
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index e09bdbe5..f46c748d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ const (
 	envSkipVerify        = "INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY"
 	envMaxClientsPerHost = "MAX_CLIENT_PER_HOST"
 
-	envRabbitUser = "RMQ_USER"
-	envRabbitPass = "RMQ_PASS"
-	envRabbitHost = "RMQ_HOST"
-	envRabbitPort = "RMQ_PORT"
+	envRabbitUser  = "RMQ_USER"
+	envRabbitPass  = "RMQ_PASS"
+	envRabbitHost  = "RMQ_HOST"
+	envRabbitPort  = "RMQ_PORT"
+	envRabbitVHost = "RMQ_VHOST"
 
 	envPathToTopology = "PATH_TO_TOPOLOGY"
 	envRefreshTime    = "TOPIC_MAP_REFRESH_TIME"
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ func getRabbitMQConnectionURL() (string, error) {
 	pass := readFromEnv(envRabbitPass, "pass")
 	host := readFromEnv(envRabbitHost, "localhost")
 	port := readFromEnv(envRabbitPort, "5672")
+	vhost := readFromEnv(envRabbitVHost, "")
 
 	parsedPort, err := strconv.Atoi(port)
 
@@ -122,13 +124,14 @@ func getRabbitMQConnectionURL() (string, error) {
 		return "", errors.New(message)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("amqp://%s:%s@%s:%s/", user, pass, host, port), nil
+	return fmt.Sprintf("amqp://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s", user, pass, host, port, vhost), nil
 }
 
 func getSanitizedRabbitMQURL() string {
 	host := readFromEnv(envRabbitHost, "localhost")
 	port := readFromEnv(envRabbitPort, "5672")
-	return fmt.Sprintf("amqp://%s:%s", host, port)
+	vhost := readFromEnv(envRabbitVHost, "")
+	return fmt.Sprintf("amqp://%s:%s/%s", host, port, vhost)
 }
 
 func getTopology() (internal.Topology, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 8e8c0b2e..04c98a77 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, config.GatewayURL, "http://gateway:8080", "Expected default value")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitConnectionURL, "amqp://user:pass@localhost:5672/", "Expected default value")
 		assert.NotContains(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "user:pass", "Expected credentials not to be present")
-		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "amqp://localhost:5672", "Expected default value")
+		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "amqp://localhost:5672/", "Expected default value")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.TopicRefreshTime, 30*time.Second, "Expected default value")
 		assert.False(t, config.InsecureSkipVerify, "Expected default value")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.MaxClientsPerHost, 256, "Expected default value")
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Setenv("RMQ_PORT", "1337")
 		os.Setenv("RMQ_USER", "username")
 		os.Setenv("RMQ_PASS", "password")
+		os.Setenv("RMQ_VHOST", "other")
 		os.Setenv("OPEN_FAAS_GW_URL", "https://gateway")
 		os.Setenv("TOPIC_MAP_REFRESH_TIME", "40s")
 		os.Setenv("INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY", "true")
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		defer os.Unsetenv("RMQ_PORT")
 		defer os.Unsetenv("RMQ_USER")
 		defer os.Unsetenv("RMQ_PASS")
+		defer os.Unsetenv("RMQ_VHOST")
 		defer os.Unsetenv("OPEN_FAAS_GW_URL")
 		defer os.Unsetenv("TOPIC_MAP_REFRESH_TIME")
 		defer os.Unsetenv("INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY")
@@ -163,9 +165,9 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Nil(t, err, "Should not throw")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.GatewayURL, "https://gateway", "Expected override value")
-		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitConnectionURL, "amqp://username:password@rabbit:1337/", "Expected override value")
+		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitConnectionURL, "amqp://username:password@rabbit:1337/other", "Expected override value")
 		assert.NotContains(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "username:password", "Expected credentials not to be present")
-		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "amqp://rabbit:1337", "Expected override value")
+		assert.Equal(t, config.RabbitSanitizedURL, "amqp://rabbit:1337/other", "Expected override value")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.TopicRefreshTime, 40*time.Second, "Expected override value")
 		assert.True(t, config.InsecureSkipVerify, "Expected override value")
 		assert.Equal(t, config.MaxClientsPerHost, 512, "Expected override value")