diff --git a/deploy/rabbitmq/perf-test.sh b/deploy/rabbitmq/perf-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..633f03d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/rabbitmq/perf-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -xeu
+
+instance=$1
+username=$(kubectl get secret ${instance}-default-user -o jsonpath="{.data.username}" | base64 --decode)
+password=$(kubectl get secret ${instance}-default-user -o jsonpath="{.data.password}" | base64 --decode)
+service=${instance}
+kubectl run perf-test --image=pivotalrabbitmq/perf-test -- --uri "amqp://${username}:${password}@${service}"
diff --git a/e2e/src/rabbitmq_e2e.rs b/e2e/src/rabbitmq_e2e.rs
index 4650b4123..91193040f 100644
--- a/e2e/src/rabbitmq_e2e.rs
+++ b/e2e/src/rabbitmq_e2e.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ pub fn rabbitmq_cluster() -> String {
       replicas: 3
       rabbitmqConfig:
         additionalConfig: |
-          log.console.level = debug
+          default_user = new_user
+          default_pass = new_pass
     "
     .to_string()
 }
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ pub async fn rabbitmq_e2e_test() -> Result<(), Error> {
             Ok(cm) => {
                 let data = cm.data.unwrap();
                 let user_config = data.get("userDefinedConfiguration.conf").unwrap();
-                if !user_config.contains("default_user=new_user")
-                    || !user_config.contains("default_pass=new_pass")
+                if !user_config.contains("default_user = new_user")
+                    || !user_config.contains("default_pass = new_pass")
                 {
                     println!(
                         "Configmap is not consistent with rabbitmq cluster spec. E2e test failed."