diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
index 44b8b543..6515f907 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import time
+import urllib
 
 import glanceclient.v1.client as glance_client
 import keystoneclient.v2_0 as keystone_client
@@ -149,3 +152,58 @@ class OpenStackAmuletUtils(AmuletUtils):
                                               endpoint_type='publicURL')
         return nova_client.Client(username=user, api_key=password,
                                   project_id=tenant, auth_url=ep)
+
+    def create_cirros_image(self, glance, image_name):
+        """Download the latest cirros image and upload it to glance."""
+        http_proxy = os.getenv('AMULET_HTTP_PROXY')
+        self.log.debug('AMULET_HTTP_PROXY: {}'.format(http_proxy))
+        if http_proxy:
+            proxies = {'http': http_proxy}
+            opener = urllib.FancyURLopener(proxies)
+        else:
+            opener = urllib.FancyURLopener()
+
+        f = opener.open("http://download.cirros-cloud.net/version/released")
+        version = f.read().strip()
+        cirros_img = "tests/cirros-{}-x86_64-disk.img".format(version)
+
+        if not os.path.exists(cirros_img):
+            cirros_url = "http://{}/{}/{}".format("download.cirros-cloud.net",
+                                                  version, cirros_img)
+            opener.retrieve(cirros_url, cirros_img)
+        f.close()
+
+        with open(cirros_img) as f:
+            image = glance.images.create(name=image_name, is_public=True,
+                                         disk_format='qcow2',
+                                         container_format='bare', data=f)
+        return image
+
+    def delete_image(self, glance, image):
+        """Delete the specified image."""
+        glance.images.delete(image)
+
+    def create_instance(self, nova, image_name, instance_name, flavor):
+        """Create the specified instance."""
+        image = nova.images.find(name=image_name)
+        flavor = nova.flavors.find(name=flavor)
+        instance = nova.servers.create(name=instance_name, image=image,
+                                       flavor=flavor)
+
+        count = 1
+        status = instance.status
+        while status == 'BUILD' and count < 10:
+            time.sleep(5)
+            instance = nova.servers.get(instance.id)
+            status = instance.status
+            self.log.debug('instance status: {}'.format(status))
+            count += 1
+
+        if status == 'BUILD':
+            return None
+
+        return instance
+
+    def delete_instance(self, nova, instance):
+        """Delete the specified instance."""
+        nova.servers.delete(instance)
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index 74b82f89..e0526d89 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -243,23 +243,31 @@ class IdentityServiceContext(OSContextGenerator):
 
 
 class AMQPContext(OSContextGenerator):
-    interfaces = ['amqp']
 
-    def __init__(self, ssl_dir=None):
+    def __init__(self, ssl_dir=None, rel_name='amqp', relation_prefix=None):
         self.ssl_dir = ssl_dir
+        self.rel_name = rel_name
+        self.relation_prefix = relation_prefix
+        self.interfaces = [rel_name]
 
     def __call__(self):
         log('Generating template context for amqp')
         conf = config()
+        user_setting = 'rabbit-user'
+        vhost_setting = 'rabbit-vhost'
+        if self.relation_prefix:
+            user_setting = self.relation_prefix + '-rabbit-user'
+            vhost_setting = self.relation_prefix + '-rabbit-vhost'
+
         try:
-            username = conf['rabbit-user']
-            vhost = conf['rabbit-vhost']
+            username = conf[user_setting]
+            vhost = conf[vhost_setting]
         except KeyError as e:
             log('Could not generate shared_db context. '
                 'Missing required charm config options: %s.' % e)
             raise OSContextError
         ctxt = {}
-        for rid in relation_ids('amqp'):
+        for rid in relation_ids(self.rel_name):
             ha_vip_only = False
             for unit in related_units(rid):
                 if relation_get('clustered', rid=rid, unit=unit):
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
index ee57ae58..127b03fe 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ def get_os_codename_install_source(src):
     '''Derive OpenStack release codename from a given installation source.'''
     ubuntu_rel = lsb_release()['DISTRIB_CODENAME']
     rel = ''
+    if src is None:
+        return rel
     if src in ['distro', 'distro-proposed']:
         try:
             rel = UBUNTU_OPENSTACK_RELEASE[ubuntu_rel]