diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_quorum_queue.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_quorum_queue.erl
index d068d51bb57d..1942b1125f5d 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_quorum_queue.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_quorum_queue.erl
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ declare(Q, _Node) when ?amqqueue_is_quorum(Q) ->
 
 start_cluster(Q) ->
     QName = amqqueue:get_name(Q),
-    Durable = amqqueue:is_durable(Q),
-    AutoDelete = amqqueue:is_auto_delete(Q),
+    Durable = true = amqqueue:is_durable(Q),
+    AutoDelete = false = amqqueue:is_auto_delete(Q),
     Arguments = amqqueue:get_arguments(Q),
     Opts = amqqueue:get_options(Q),
     ActingUser = maps:get(user, Opts, ?UNKNOWN_USER),