diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 201717b..66dc81b 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ default['openstack']['mq']['cluster'] = false
 default['openstack']['mq']['search_for_cluster_disk_nodes'] = true
 
 if platform_family?('debian', 'suse')
-  override['rabbitmq']['use_distro_version'] = true
+  normal['rabbitmq']['use_distro_version'] = true
   normal['rabbitmq']['config'] = '/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config'
 end