diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp b/modules/rabbitmq/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
index 2fe96df..6ce51a9 100644
--- a/modules/rabbitmq/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@ class rabbitmq::install::rabbitmqadmin {
     $management_port = $rabbitmq::management_port
     $protocol        = 'http'
   }
+  if($rabbitmq::node_ip_address == 'UNSET') {
+    $connect_host = 'localhost'
+  }
+  else {
+    $connect_host = $rabbitmq::node_ip_address
+  }
 
   $default_user = $rabbitmq::default_user
   $default_pass = $rabbitmq::default_pass
-  $node_ip_address = $rabbitmq::node_ip_address
 
   staging::file { 'rabbitmqadmin':
     target      => "${rabbitmq::rabbitmq_home}/rabbitmqadmin",
-    source      => "${protocol}://${default_user}:${default_pass}@${node_ip_address}:${management_port}/cli/rabbitmqadmin",
+    source      => "${protocol}://${default_user}:${default_pass}@${connect_host}:${management_port}/cli/rabbitmqadmin",
     curl_option => '-k --noproxy localhost --retry 30 --retry-delay 6',
     timeout     => '180',
     wget_option => '--no-proxy',