diff --git a/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler.go b/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler.go
index 43a62a404ee..e0e7a10ad7f 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ type rabbitMQMetadata struct {
 	// either http or amqp protocol
 	Protocol string `keda:"name=protocol, order=triggerMetadata;authParams, optional, default=auto"`
 	// override the vhost from the connection info
-	VhostName string `keda:"name=vhostName, order=triggerMetadata, optional"`
+	VhostName string `keda:"name=vhostName, order=triggerMetadata;authParams, optional"`
 	// specify if the queueName contains a rexeg
 	UseRegex bool `keda:"name=useRegex, order=triggerMetadata, optional"`
 	// specify if the QueueLength value should exclude Unacknowledged messages (Ready messages only)
diff --git a/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler_test.go b/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler_test.go
index ed1785e5be3..a75412fea62 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/rabbitmq_scaler_test.go
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ var testRabbitMQAuthParamData = []parseRabbitMQAuthParamTestData{
 	{map[string]string{"queueName": "sample", "hostFromEnv": host}, v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{}, map[string]string{"username": "user"}, true, rmqTLSDisable, false},
 	// failure, password but no username
 	{map[string]string{"queueName": "sample", "hostFromEnv": host}, v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{}, map[string]string{"password": "PASSWORD"}, true, rmqTLSDisable, false},
+	// success, vhostName
+	{map[string]string{"queueName": "sample", "hostFromEnv": host}, v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{}, map[string]string{"vhostName": "myVhost"}, false, rmqTLSDisable, false},
+	// success, vhostName but empty
+	{map[string]string{"queueName": "sample", "hostFromEnv": host}, v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{}, map[string]string{"vhostName": ""}, false, rmqTLSDisable, false},
 	// success, username and password from env
 	{map[string]string{"queueName": "sample", "hostFromEnv": host, "usernameFromEnv": rabbitMQUsername, "passwordFromEnv": rabbitMQPassword}, v1alpha1.AuthPodIdentity{}, map[string]string{}, false, rmqTLSDisable, false},
 	// failure, username from env but not password