diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 73b7bcd8..3d2ccb13 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ swift_oslomsg_notify_servers: "{{ oslomsg_notify_servers | default('127.0.0.1')
 swift_oslomsg_notify_port: "{{ oslomsg_notify_port | default('5672') }}"
 swift_oslomsg_notify_use_ssl: "{{ oslomsg_notify_use_ssl | default(False) }}"
 swift_oslomsg_notify_userid: swift
+# TODO(odyssey4me):
+# Remove the password default once a fix has merged
+# into the integrated build.
+swift_rabbitmq_password: "secrete"
 swift_oslomsg_notify_vhost: /swift
 
 ## General Swift configuration