diff --git a/templates/rabbitmq-env.j2 b/templates/rabbitmq-env.j2
index 40bcece2..1ffe4368 100644
--- a/templates/rabbitmq-env.j2
+++ b/templates/rabbitmq-env.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 # Set ERLANG VM parameters
+NODENAME=rabbit@{{ ansible_hostname }}
 RABBITMQ_IO_THREAD_POOL_SIZE={{ rabbitmq_async_threads }}
 RABBITMQ_SERVER_ERL_ARGS="+P {{ rabbitmq_process_limit }}"