diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/testcontainers/rabbitmq/__init__.py b/modules/rabbitmq/testcontainers/rabbitmq/__init__.py
index 6c26518c..0a548602 100644
--- a/modules/rabbitmq/testcontainers/rabbitmq/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/testcontainers/rabbitmq/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.with_env("RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER", self.username)
         self.with_env("RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS", self.password)
 
-    @wait_container_is_ready(pika.exceptions.IncompatibleProtocolError)
+    @wait_container_is_ready(pika.exceptions.IncompatibleProtocolError, pika.exceptions.AMQPConnectionError)
     def readiness_probe(self) -> bool:
         """Test if the RabbitMQ broker is ready."""
         connection = pika.BlockingConnection(self.get_connection_params())