diff --git a/docker/docker-bake.hcl b/docker/docker-bake.hcl
index 54498ba..8d10d66 100644
--- a/docker/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ target "pyciemss-worker-base" {
 
 target "pyciemss-worker" {
   inherits = ["_platforms", "pyciemss-worker-base"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/service/settings.py b/service/settings.py
index 96cf7fa..7285b66 100644
--- a/service/settings.py
+++ b/service/settings.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     RABBITMQ_PORT: int = 5672
     RABBITMQ_USERNAME: str = "guest"
     RABBITMQ_PASSWORD: str = "guest"
+    RABBITMQ_SSL: bool = False
 
 
 settings = Settings()
diff --git a/service/utils/rabbitmq.py b/service/utils/rabbitmq.py
index 39c5ad4..b8b0120 100644
--- a/service/utils/rabbitmq.py
+++ b/service/utils/rabbitmq.py
@@ -6,9 +6,23 @@
 from settings import settings
 
 creds = pika.PlainCredentials(settings.RABBITMQ_USERNAME, settings.RABBITMQ_PASSWORD)
-conn_config = pika.ConnectionParameters(
-    host=settings.RABBITMQ_HOST, port=settings.RABBITMQ_PORT, credentials=creds
-)
+
+if settings.RABBITMQ_SSL:
+    conn_config = pika.URLParameters(
+        "amqps://"
+        + settings.RABBITMQ_USERNAME
+        + ":"
+        + settings.RABBITMQ_PASSWORD
+        + "@"
+        + settings.RABBITMQ_HOST
+        + ":"
+        + str(settings.RABBITMQ_PORT)
+        + "/"
+    )
+else:
+    conn_config = pika.ConnectionParameters(
+        host=settings.RABBITMQ_HOST, port=settings.RABBITMQ_PORT, credentials=creds
+    )
 
 
 def mock_rabbitmq_consumer():