diff --git a/pkg/amqp10_client/common.go b/pkg/amqp10_client/common.go
index d94a7c0..1153d29 100644
--- a/pkg/amqp10_client/common.go
+++ b/pkg/amqp10_client/common.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rabbitmq/omq/pkg/log"
 )
 
-func amqpVHost(connectionString string) string {
+func hostAndVHost(connectionString string) (string, string) {
 	uri, err := url.Parse(connectionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("failed to parse connection string", "error", err.Error())
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ func amqpVHost(connectionString string) string {
 		vhost = strings.TrimPrefix(uri.Path, "/")
 	}
 
-	return "vhost:" + vhost
+	return uri.Hostname(), "vhost:" + vhost
 }
diff --git a/pkg/amqp10_client/consumer.go b/pkg/amqp10_client/consumer.go
index 73e72a2..b2c4558 100644
--- a/pkg/amqp10_client/consumer.go
+++ b/pkg/amqp10_client/consumer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package amqp10_client
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ type Amqp10Consumer struct {
 
 func NewConsumer(cfg config.Config, id int) *Amqp10Consumer {
 	// open connection
+	hostname, vhost := hostAndVHost(cfg.ConsumerUri)
 	conn, err := amqp.Dial(context.TODO(), cfg.ConsumerUri, &amqp.ConnOptions{
-		HostName: amqpVHost(cfg.ConsumerUri),
-	})
+		HostName: vhost,
+		TLSConfig: &tls.Config{
+			ServerName: hostname}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("consumer failed to connect", "protocol", "amqp-1.0", "consumerId", id, "error", err.Error())
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/amqp10_client/publisher.go b/pkg/amqp10_client/publisher.go
index b726db3..dd5f79c 100644
--- a/pkg/amqp10_client/publisher.go
+++ b/pkg/amqp10_client/publisher.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package amqp10_client
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"math/rand"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -28,8 +29,11 @@ type Amqp10Publisher struct {
 
 func NewPublisher(cfg config.Config, n int) *Amqp10Publisher {
 	// open connection
+	hostname, vhost := hostAndVHost(cfg.PublisherUri)
 	conn, err := amqp.Dial(context.TODO(), cfg.PublisherUri, &amqp.ConnOptions{
-		HostName: amqpVHost(cfg.PublisherUri)})
+		HostName: vhost,
+		TLSConfig: &tls.Config{
+			ServerName: hostname}})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("publisher connection failed", "protocol", "amqp-1.0", "publisherId", n, "error", err.Error())
 		return nil