diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestmomadapter.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestmomadapter.py
index 11e100a14be070046a2c698b26d573d243e76242..9a5f369dd8fab3731634cb9b6eaa550bfca98aad 100644
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestmomadapter.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestAdminServer/lib/ingestmomadapter.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class IngestMomAdapter:
                  mom_busname=DEFAULT_MOMQUERY_BUSNAME,
                  mom_servicename=DEFAULT_MOMQUERY_SERVICENAME,
                  broker=None,
+                 mom_broker=None,
                  **kwargs):
         self.__momClient = momClient
 
@@ -71,10 +72,12 @@ class IngestMomAdapter:
         self.__notification_prefix = notification_publish_prefix
         self.__event_bus = ToBus(notification_publish_busname, broker=broker)
 
-        self.__momrpc = MoMQueryRPC(servicename=mom_servicename, busname=mom_busname, broker=broker, timeout=180)
-
         self.__job_queue = ToBus(job_queue_name, broker=broker)
 
+        if not mom_broker:
+            mom_broker = broker
+        self.__momrpc = MoMQueryRPC(servicename=mom_servicename, busname=mom_busname, broker=mom_broker, timeout=180)
+
         try:
             logger.info('Setting up MoM SOAP server on %s:%s', mom_xmlrpc_host, mom_xmlrpc_port)
             self._server = SOAPpy.SOAPServer((mom_xmlrpc_host, mom_xmlrpc_port))
@@ -269,6 +272,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_option('--mom_query_servicename', dest='mom_query_servicename', type='string',
                       default=DEFAULT_MOMQUERY_SERVICENAME,
                       help='Name of the momqueryservice, default: %default')
+    parser.add_option('--mom_query_service_broker', dest='mom_query_service_broker', type='string', default='scu001.control.lofar', help='Address of the qpid broker where the mom query service runs, default: %default')
     parser.add_option("-m", "--mom_credentials", dest="mom_credentials",
                       type="string",
                       default='MoM_site' if isProductionEnvironment() else 'MoM_site_test',
@@ -303,7 +307,8 @@ def main():
                                    mom_xmlrpc_port=options.port,
                                    mom_busname=options.mom_query_busname,
                                    mom_servicename=options.mom_query_servicename,
-                                   broker=options.broker)
+                                   broker=options.broker,
+                                   mom_broker=options.mom_query_service_broker)
         adapter.run()
 
     logger.info('Stopped IngestMomAdapter')