diff --git a/deployment/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-container-puppet.yaml
index f9fea95ef9..3a4d8ead33 100644
--- a/deployment/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ outputs:
             rabbitmq::wipe_db_on_cookie_change: true
             rabbitmq::port: 5672
             rabbitmq::loopback_users: []
+            rabbitmq::tcp_backlog: 4096
             rabbitmq::package_provider: yum
             rabbitmq::package_source: undef
             rabbitmq::repos_ensure: false