diff --git a/base_consumer.py b/base_consumer.py
index 2e9e08ebfcd30b2e252411126a650bfde01df0e4..ebfe9dd0a65c9b4c9cdcf9b21cb1d15bf7dd2d9a 100644
--- a/base_consumer.py
+++ b/base_consumer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import pika # python client
+import pika  # python client
 import sys
 
-connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
-    pika.ConnectionParameters(host='localhost'))  # connecting to a broker on the local machine
+credentials = pika.PlainCredentials('reggie', 'reggie')
+parameters = pika.ConnectionParameters('ood',
+                                       5672,
+                                       '/',
+                                       credentials)
+connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
+
 channel = connection.channel()
 
 channel.exchange_declare(exchange='direct_logs', exchange_type='direct')  # create exchange to pass messages
@@ -28,7 +33,6 @@ def callback(ch, method, properties, body):
     print('[%r]  User creation task is done.' % method.routing_key)
 
 
-
 channel.basic_consume(
     queue=queue_name, on_message_callback=callback, auto_ack=True)  # ingest messages, and assume delivered via auto_ack
 
diff --git a/test_producer.py b/test_producer.py
index 32700be88e84429a35dd0efeb1d8f21425e50d6a..ce69cf63498e5dae3ee11404c433c20ad7553a59 100644
--- a/test_producer.py
+++ b/test_producer.py
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ import pika
 import sys
 
 # Begin RabbitMQ process.
-connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
-    pika.ConnectionParameters(host='localhost'))
+credentials = pika.PlainCredentials('reggie', 'reggie')
+parameters = pika.ConnectionParameters('ood',
+                                       5672,
+                                       '/',
+                                       credentials)
+
+connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
+
 channel = connection.channel()
 
 channel.exchange_declare(exchange='direct_logs', exchange_type='direct')