diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 2a1dc18b..47482d9e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ lazy val modulePulsar = (project in file("modules/pulsar"))
   )
 
 lazy val moduleRabbitmq = (project in file("modules/rabbitmq"))
-  .dependsOn(core % "compile->compile;test->test;provided->provided")
+  .dependsOn(core % "compile->compile;test->test;provided->provided", scalatest % "test->test")
   .settings(commonSettings: _*)
   .settings(
     name := "testcontainers-scala-rabbitmq",
diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/src/main/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQContainer.scala b/modules/rabbitmq/src/main/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQContainer.scala
index 95311fb7..2e55d2c6 100644
--- a/modules/rabbitmq/src/main/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQContainer.scala
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/src/main/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQContainer.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ case class RabbitMQContainer(
 
     c.withAdminPassword(adminPassword)
 
+    vhosts.foreach {
+      case RabbitMQContainer.VHost(name, Some(tracing)) => c.withVhost(name, tracing)
+      case RabbitMQContainer.VHost(name, None) => c.withVhost(name)
+    }
+
+    vhostsLimits.foreach { x =>
+      c.withVhostLimit(x.vhost, x.name, x.value)
+    }
+
     queues.foreach { x =>
       c.withQueue(x.name, x.autoDelete, x.durable, toJavaArguments(x.arguments))
     }
@@ -51,15 +60,6 @@ case class RabbitMQContainer(
       if (x.tags.isEmpty) c.withUser(x.name, x.password) else c.withUser(x.name, x.password, x.tags.asJava)
     }
 
-    vhosts.foreach {
-      case RabbitMQContainer.VHost(name, Some(tracing)) => c.withVhost(name, tracing)
-      case RabbitMQContainer.VHost(name, None) => c.withVhost(name)
-    }
-
-    vhostsLimits.foreach { x =>
-      c.withVhostLimit(x.vhost, x.name, x.value)
-    }
-
     operatorPolicies.foreach { x =>
       c.withOperatorPolicy(x.name, x.pattern, toJavaArguments(x.definition), x.priority, x.applyTo)
     }
diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/src/test/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQSpec.scala b/modules/rabbitmq/src/test/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5943d2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/src/test/scala/com/dimafeng/testcontainers/RabbitMQSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package com.dimafeng.testcontainers
+
+import com.dimafeng.testcontainers.RabbitMQContainer.{Exchange, Permission, User, VHost}
+import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
+import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName
+import sttp.client3.{HttpURLConnectionBackend, UriContext, basicRequest}
+
+import scala.util.Either
+
+class RabbitMQSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with ForAllTestContainer with Matchers {
+  import RabbitMQSpec._
+
+  override val container: Container = MultipleContainers(
+    defaultRabbitContainer, customRabbitContainer
+  )
+
+  "Default Rabbit container" should "start" in {
+    val baseUri = defaultRabbitContainer.httpUrl
+    val request =
+      basicRequest
+        .auth.basic(testUsername, testPassword)
+        .get(uri"$baseUri/")
+
+    val eitherContainerIsOnline =
+      request.send(httpClientBackend).body match {
+        case Right(_) => Right(true)
+        case e@Left(_) => e
+      }
+
+    assertResult(Right(true))(eitherContainerIsOnline)
+  }
+
+
+  "Custom Rabbit container" should "start and load exchanges config" in {
+    val baseUri = customRabbitContainer.httpUrl
+    val request =
+      basicRequest
+        .auth.basic(testUsername, testPassword)
+        .get(uri"$baseUri/api/exchanges")
+
+    val eitherExchangeWasLoaded =
+      request.send(httpClientBackend).body match {
+        case Right(v) => Right(v.contains(testExchange))
+        case e@Left(_) => e
+      }
+
+    assertResult(Right(true))(eitherExchangeWasLoaded)
+  }
+
+  "Custom Rabbit container" should "start and load users config" in {
+    val baseUri = customRabbitContainer.httpUrl
+    val request =
+      basicRequest
+        .auth.basic(testUsername, testPassword)
+        .get(uri"$baseUri/api/users")
+
+    val eitherUserWasLoaded =
+      request.send(httpClientBackend).body match {
+        case Right(v) => Right(v.contains(testUsername))
+        case e@Left(_) => e
+      }
+
+    assertResult(Right(true))(eitherUserWasLoaded)
+  }
+}
+
+object RabbitMQSpec {
+  val testExchange = "test-exchange"
+  val testUsername = "test-user"
+  val testPassword = "test-password"
+  val httpClientBackend = HttpURLConnectionBackend()
+
+  val defaultRabbitContainer: RabbitMQContainer = RabbitMQContainer()
+  val customRabbitContainer: RabbitMQContainer = RabbitMQContainer(
+    dockerImageName = DockerImageName.parse(RabbitMQContainer.defaultDockerImageName),
+    adminPassword = RabbitMQContainer.defaultAdminPassword,
+    queues = Seq.empty,
+    exchanges = Seq(
+      Exchange(
+        name = testExchange,
+        exchangeType = "direct",
+        arguments = Map.empty,
+        vhost = Some("test-vhost")
+      )
+    ),
+    bindings = Seq.empty,
+    users = Seq(
+      User(
+        name = testUsername,
+        password = testPassword,
+        tags = Set("administrator")
+      )
+    ),
+    vhosts = Seq(VHost(name = "test-vhost")),
+    vhostsLimits = Seq.empty,
+    operatorPolicies = Seq.empty,
+    policies = Seq.empty,
+    parameters = Seq.empty,
+    permissions = Seq(
+      Permission(
+        vhost = "test-vhost",
+        user = testUsername,
+        configure = ".*",
+        write = ".*",
+        read = ".*"
+      )
+    )
+  )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 907f4fdd..8c2df629 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   private val restAssuredVersion = "4.0.0"
   private val awsV1Version = "1.11.479"
   private val awsV2Version = "2.15.7"
+  private val sttpVersion = "3.3.13"
 
   val allOld = Def.setting(
     PROVIDED(
@@ -234,6 +235,10 @@ object Dependencies {
   val moduleRabbitmq = Def.setting(
     COMPILE(
       "org.testcontainers" % "rabbitmq" % testcontainersVersion
+    ) ++ TEST(
+      "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % scalaTestVersion
+    ) ++ PROVIDED(
+      "com.softwaremill.sttp.client3" %% "core" % sttpVersion
     )
   )