def reconnect(self):
        """Reconnect to rabbitmq server"""
        parsed = urlparse.urlparse(self.amqp_url)
        port = parsed.port or 5672
        self.connection = amqp.Connection(host="%s:%s" % (parsed.hostname, port),
                                          userid=parsed.username or 'guest',
                                          password=parsed.password or 'guest',
                                          virtual_host=unquote(
                                              parsed.path.lstrip('/') or '%2F'))
        self.channel = self.connection.channel()
        try:
            self.channel.queue_declare(self.name)
        except amqp.exceptions.PreconditionFailed:
            pass