diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/manager_mixin.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/manager_mixin.rb
index 43187dea49..873b8caf2e 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/manager_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/manager_mixin.rb
@@ -53,19 +53,9 @@ def verify_credentials(auth_type = nil, options = {})
 
   def event_monitor_options
     @event_monitor_options ||= begin
-      url = ''
-      amqp = connection_configuration_by_role('amqp')
-      if (endpoint = amqp.try(:endpoint))
-        url = "#{endpoint.hostname}:#{endpoint.port}"
-      end
-
-      if (authentication = amqp.try(:authentication))
-        url = "#{authentication.userid}:#{authentication.password}@#{url}"
-      end
-
       {
         :ems                       => self,
-        :url                       => url,
+        :urls                      => amqp_urls,
         :sasl_allow_insecure_mechs => true, # Only plain (insecure) mechanism currently supported
       }
     end
@@ -73,6 +63,17 @@ def event_monitor_options
 
   private
 
+  def amqp_urls
+    amqp_endpoints = endpoints.select { |e| e.role == 'amqp' || e.role.start_with?('amqp_fallback') }
+    amqp_auth      = authentications.detect { |a| a.authtype == 'amqp' }
+
+    amqp_endpoints.map do |e|
+      url = "#{e.hostname}:#{e.port}"
+      url = "#{amqp_auth.userid}:#{amqp_auth.password}@#{url}" if amqp_auth
+      url
+    end
+  end
+
   def verify_api_credentials(options = {})
     with_provider_connection(options) {}
     true
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager/event_catcher/messaging_handler.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager/event_catcher/messaging_handler.rb
index d45cd1af5d..ca93c47d42 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager/event_catcher/messaging_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager/event_catcher/messaging_handler.rb
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ def initialize(options = {})
     super()
     @options = options
 
-    @url = @options.delete(:url)
     @topics = @options.delete(:topics)
     @test_connection = @options.delete(:test_connection)
     @message_handler_block = @options.delete(:message_handler_block)
   end
 
   def on_start(event)
-    @conn = event.container.connect(@url, @options)
+    @conn = event.container.connect(@options)
     unless @test_connection
       @topics.each { |topic| event.container.create_receiver(@conn, :source => "topic://#{topic}") }
     end
@@ -28,7 +27,9 @@ def on_connection_error(_event)
   end
 
   def on_transport_error(_event)
-    raise MiqException::MiqHostError, "Transport error"
+    # Only raise error if single URL is used, as otherwise qpid will attempt
+    # to fallback to alternative URLs.
+    raise MiqException::MiqHostError, "Transport error" unless @options[:urls].length > 1
   end
 
   def on_message(event)
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager_spec.rb
index 8dc976fa50..0c0e0b5ef5 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/nuage/network_manager_spec.rb
@@ -22,4 +22,30 @@
       end.to raise_error(MiqException::MiqInvalidCredentialsError)
     end
   end
+
+  context '#event_monitor_options' do
+    before(:each) do
+      @ems = FactoryGirl.build(:ems_nuage_network, :hostname => "host", :ipaddress => "::1")
+      @creds = {:amqp => {:userid => "amqp_user", :password => "amqp_pass"}}
+      @ems.endpoints << Endpoint.create(:role => 'amqp', :hostname => 'amqp_hostname', :port => '5672')
+      @ems.update_authentication(@creds, :save => false)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns options with a single endpoint' do
+      opts = @ems.event_monitor_options
+
+      expect(opts).to have_attributes(:urls => ['amqp_user:amqp_pass@amqp_hostname:5672'])
+    end
+
+    it 'returns options with a fallback URLs' do
+      @ems.endpoints << Endpoint.create(:role => 'amqp_fallback1', :hostname => 'amqp_hostname1', :port => '5672')
+      @ems.endpoints << Endpoint.create(:role => 'amqp_fallback2', :hostname => 'amqp_hostname2', :port => '5672')
+
+      opts = @ems.event_monitor_options
+
+      expect(opts[:urls]).to include('amqp_user:amqp_pass@amqp_hostname:5672',
+                                     'amqp_user:amqp_pass@amqp_hostname1:5672',
+                                     'amqp_user:amqp_pass@amqp_hostname2:5672')
+    end
+  end
 end