diff --git a/lib/katello/engine.rb b/lib/katello/engine.rb
index ff63afd6a56..eae3758909d 100644
--- a/lib/katello/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/katello/engine.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
       Katello::CandlepinEventListener.client_factory = proc do
         Katello::Messaging::Connection.create(
           connection_class: Katello::Messaging::StompConnection,
-          settings: SETTINGS[:katello][:candlepin_events]
+          settings: SETTINGS[:katello][:candlepin_events].deep_merge({
+            :ssl_key_file => Setting[:ssl_priv_key],
+            :ssl_cert_file => Setting[:ssl_certificate],
+            :ssl_ca_file => Setting[:ssl_ca_file],
+          })
         )
       end