diff --git a/BMA.EHR.CheckInConsumer/Program.cs b/BMA.EHR.CheckInConsumer/Program.cs
index bbf7f6fb..4d8323f4 100644
--- a/BMA.EHR.CheckInConsumer/Program.cs
+++ b/BMA.EHR.CheckInConsumer/Program.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var factory = new ConnectionFactory()
 using var connection = factory.CreateConnection();
 using var channel = connection.CreateModel();
 
-channel.QueueDeclare(queue: "bma-checkin-queue", durable: false, exclusive: false, autoDelete: false, arguments: null);
+channel.QueueDeclare(queue: "bma-checkin-queue", durable: true, exclusive: false, autoDelete: false, arguments: null);
 
 var consumer = new EventingBasicConsumer(channel);