diff --git a/dbrepo-query-service/rest-service/src/test/resources/application.properties b/dbrepo-query-service/rest-service/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 4eea490a9199d7e0155b1f33cf3500a5e1f2863f..7934d71f3c69eb3ae0d7049d97dbc0a8fdd5b81e 100644
--- a/dbrepo-query-service/rest-service/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/dbrepo-query-service/rest-service/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ logging.level.at.tuwien.=trace
 
 # broker service
 spring.rabbitmq.host=dbrepo-broker-service
+spring.rabbitmq.virtual-host=/
 spring.rabbitmq.username=guest
 spring.rabbitmq.password=guest
 
diff --git a/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/service/MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest.java b/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/service/MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest.java
index b29d7752a4e410b5e86dbc194ceb818b596572ba..d91e8827fbe4446048bd10d50d12516fdf2e4de8 100644
--- a/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/service/MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/service/MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import at.tuwien.repository.elastic.TableColumnIdxRepository;
 import at.tuwien.repository.elastic.TableIdxRepository;
 import at.tuwien.repository.jpa.TableRepository;
 import at.tuwien.utils.AmqpUtils;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.BuiltinExchangeType;
+import com.rabbitmq.client.Channel;
 import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockBean;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ public class MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseUnitTest {
     @Autowired
     private AmqpUtils amqpUtils;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private Channel channel;
+
     @Autowired
     private MessageQueueService messageQueueService;
 
@@ -69,12 +75,12 @@ public class MessageQueueServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseUnitTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void init_succeeds() throws AmqpException {
+    public void init_succeeds() throws AmqpException, IOException {
 
         /* mock */
+        channel.exchangeDeclare(DATABASE_1_EXCHANGE, BuiltinExchangeType.FANOUT, true, false, null);
         when(tableRepository.findAll())
                 .thenReturn(List.of(TABLE_1, TABLE_2));
-        amqpUtils.createExchange(DATABASE_1_EXCHANGE);
 
         /* test */
         assertTrue(amqpUtils.exchangeExists(DATABASE_1_EXCHANGE));
diff --git a/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/utils/AmqpUtils.java b/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/utils/AmqpUtils.java
index 490e973f4fb704a3f128849e8f9fc5a0daa7b696..63a8ca04afa38c5c3976be442a56c53514239f1a 100644
--- a/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/utils/AmqpUtils.java
+++ b/dbrepo-table-service/rest-service/src/test/java/at/tuwien/utils/AmqpUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package at.tuwien.utils;
 
-import at.tuwien.api.amqp.CreateExchangeDto;
 import at.tuwien.api.amqp.ExchangeDto;
 import at.tuwien.api.amqp.QueueDto;
 import at.tuwien.config.AmqpConfig;
@@ -32,22 +31,6 @@ public class AmqpUtils {
         this.amqpConfig = amqpConfig;
     }
 
-    public void createExchange(String exchange) {
-        exchange = exchange.replace("/", "%2F");
-        final URI uri = URI.create("http://" + amqpConfig.getAmpqHost() + ":15672/api/exchanges/dbrepo/" + exchange);
-        final CreateExchangeDto payload = CreateExchangeDto.builder()
-                .type("fanout")
-                .autoDelete(false)
-                .durable(true)
-                .internal(false)
-                .build();
-        final ResponseEntity<Void> response = restTemplate.exchange(uri, HttpMethod.PUT, new HttpEntity<>(payload), Void.class);
-        if (!response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.CREATED)) {
-            log.error("Failed to create exchange, code is {}", response.getStatusCode());
-            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create exchange");
-        }
-    }
-
     public boolean exchangeExists(String exchange) {
         final ResponseEntity<ExchangeDto[]> response = restTemplate.exchange("/api/exchanges", HttpMethod.GET, null, ExchangeDto[].class);
         if (!response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK)) {
@@ -67,7 +50,7 @@ public class AmqpUtils {
     }
 
     public boolean queueExists(String queue) {
-        final URI uri = URI.create("http://" + amqpConfig.getAmpqHost() + ":15672/api/queues/dbrepo/");
+        final URI uri = URI.create("http://" + amqpConfig.getAmpqHost() + ":15672/api/queues/%2F/");
         final ResponseEntity<QueueDto[]> response = restTemplate.exchange(uri, HttpMethod.GET, new HttpEntity<>(null), QueueDto[].class);
         if (!response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK)) {
             log.error("Failed to find queue, code is {}", response.getStatusCode());