diff --git a/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
index cfe973bc..1fc4012d 100644
--- a/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
+++ b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
@@ -60,18 +60,6 @@ class glance::notify::rabbitmq(
     $amqp_durable_queues_real = $amqp_durable_queues
   }
 
-  if $rabbit_use_ssl {
-    if !$kombu_ssl_ca_certs {
-      fail('The kombu_ssl_ca_certs parameter is required when rabbit_use_ssl is set to true')
-    }
-    if !$kombu_ssl_certfile {
-      fail('The kombu_ssl_certfile parameter is required when rabbit_use_ssl is set to true')
-    }
-    if !$kombu_ssl_keyfile {
-      fail('The kombu_ssl_keyfile parameter is required when rabbit_use_ssl is set to true')
-    }
-  }
-
   if $rabbit_hosts {
     glance_api_config {
       'DEFAULT/rabbit_hosts':     value => join($rabbit_hosts, ',');
@@ -98,19 +86,34 @@ class glance::notify::rabbitmq(
   }
 
   if $rabbit_use_ssl {
-    glance_api_config {
-      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs': value => $kombu_ssl_ca_certs;
-      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile': value => $kombu_ssl_certfile;
-      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile':  value => $kombu_ssl_keyfile;
-      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_version':  value => $kombu_ssl_version;
+    glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_version': value => $kombu_ssl_version }
+
+    if $kombu_ssl_ca_certs {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs': value => $kombu_ssl_ca_certs }
+    } else {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs': ensure => absent}
+    }
+
+    if $kombu_ssl_certfile {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile': value => $kombu_ssl_certfile }
+    } else {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile': ensure => absent}
+    }
+
+    if $kombu_ssl_keyfile {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile': value => $kombu_ssl_keyfile }
+    } else {
+      glance_api_config { 'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile': ensure => absent}
     }
   } else {
     glance_api_config {
+      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_version':  ensure => absent;
       'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs': ensure => absent;
       'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile': ensure => absent;
       'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile':  ensure => absent;
-      'DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_version':  ensure => absent;
+    }
+    if ($kombu_ssl_keyfile or $kombu_ssl_certfile or $kombu_ssl_ca_certs) {
+      notice('Configuration of certificates with $rabbit_use_ssl == false is a useless config')
     }
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
index 224aa02b..1b750828 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
@@ -28,18 +28,24 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_notification_topic').with_value('notifications') }
   end
 
-  describe 'when passing params' do
+  describe 'when passing params and use ssl' do
     let :params do
       {
         :rabbit_password        => 'pass',
         :rabbit_userid          => 'guest2',
         :rabbit_host            => 'localhost2',
         :rabbit_port            => '5673',
+        :rabbit_use_ssl         => true,
         :rabbit_durable_queues  => true,
       }
       it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_userid').with_value('guest2') }
       it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_host').with_value('localhost2') }
       it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_port').with_value('5673') }
+      it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_use_ssl').with_value('true') }
+      it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs').with_ensure('absent') }
+      it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile').with_ensure('absent') }
+      it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile').with_ensure('absent') }
+      it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_version').with_value('TLSv1') }
       it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_durable_queues').with_value('true') }
     end
   end
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
   describe 'with rabbit ssl cert parameters' do
     let :params do
       {
-        :rabbit_password    => 'pass',
+        :rabbit_password        => 'pass',
         :rabbit_use_ssl     => 'true',
         :kombu_ssl_ca_certs => '/etc/ca.cert',
         :kombu_ssl_certfile => '/etc/certfile',
@@ -55,8 +61,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
         :kombu_ssl_version  => 'TLSv1',
       }
     end
-
-    it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_use_ssl').with_value('true') }
+    it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_use_ssl').with_value(true) }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_ca_certs').with_value('/etc/ca.cert') }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_certfile').with_value('/etc/certfile') }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/kombu_ssl_keyfile').with_value('/etc/key') }
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
         :rabbit_userid          => 'guest2',
         :rabbit_host            => 'localhost2',
         :rabbit_port            => '5673',
+        :rabbit_use_ssl         => true,
         :rabbit_durable_queues  => true,
       }
     end
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_host').with_value('localhost2') }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_port').with_value('5673') }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_hosts').with_value('localhost2:5673') }
+    it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/rabbit_use_ssl').with_value('true') }
     it { should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/amqp_durable_queues').with_value('true') }
   end