diff --git a/ood_account_create.py b/ood_account_create.py
index 2abaa23429cd41e4565a25e2055ec18920713328..332238620bd5f97d86b6fc54d1aefa728c1a26a1 100644
--- a/ood_account_create.py
+++ b/ood_account_create.py
@@ -6,32 +6,12 @@ import socket
 import subprocess
 import time
 import json
+from rc_rmq import RCRMQ
 
-hostname = socket.gethostname().split(".", 1)[0]
-connect_host = rcfg.Server if hostname != rcfg.Server else "localhost"
-queue_name = "ood_account_create"
-duration = 2
+task = 'ood_account'
 
-# Set up credentials to connect to RabbitMQ server
-credentials = pika.PlainCredentials(rcfg.User, rcfg.Password)
-parameters = pika.ConnectionParameters(connect_host,
-                                   rcfg.Port,
-                                   rcfg.VHost,
-                                   credentials)
-
-# Establish connection to RabbitMQ server
-connection = pika.BlockingConnection(parameters)
-channel = connection.channel()
-
-print("connection established. Listening for messages:")
-
-# create exchange to pass messages
-channel.exchange_declare(exchange=rcfg.Exchange, exchange_type='direct')
-
-# creates a random name for the newly generated queue
-result = channel.queue_declare(queue=queue_name, exclusive=False)
-
-channel.queue_bind(exchange=rcfg.Exchange, queue=queue_name, routing_key=queue_name)
+# Instantiate rabbitmq object
+rc_rmq = RCRMQ({'exchange': 'RegUsr', 'exchange_type': 'topic'})
 
 def ood_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
     msg = json.loads(body)
@@ -39,26 +19,29 @@ def ood_account_create(ch, method, properties, body):
     username = msg['username']
     user_uid = str(msg['uid'])
     user_gid = str(msg['gid'])
+    success = False
     try:
         subprocess.call(["sudo", "groupadd", "-r", "-g", user_gid, username])
         subprocess.call(["sudo", "useradd", "-u", user_uid, "-g", user_gid, username])
-        print("User {} has been added to {}".format(username, hostname))
+        print("[{}]: User {} has been added".format(task, username))
+        success = True
     except:
         print("Failed to create user")
 
-    channel.basic_ack(delivery_tag=method.delivery_tag)
-
-    channel.basic_publish(exchange=rcfg.Exchange, routing_key='slurm_add_account', body=json.dumps(msg))
-
-
-# ingest messages
-channel.basic_consume(queue=queue_name, on_message_callback=ood_account_create)
-
-# initiate message ingestion
-try:
-    channel.start_consuming()
-except KeyboardInterrupt:
-    print("Disconnecting from broker.")
-    channel.stop_consuming()
-
-connection.close()
+    ch.basic_ack(delivery_tag=method.delivery_tag)
+
+    # send confirm message
+    rc_rmq.publish_msg({
+        'routing_key': 'confirm.' + username,
+        'msg': {
+            'task': task,
+            'success': success
+        }
+    })
+
+print("Start listening to queue: {}".format(task))
+rc_rmq.start_consume({
+    'queue': task,
+    'routing_key': "create.*",
+    'cb': ood_account_create
+})