diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 45ee1b0..b85e83d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b048fb63fd8b5923fc5aa7b340d8e156aec7ec02f0c78fa8a6ddc2613f6f71de"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "block-buffer"
 version = "0.10.3"
@@ -536,6 +542,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "doc-comment"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -1076,6 +1103,16 @@ version = "0.2.137"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fc7fcc620a3bff7cdd7a365be3376c97191aeaccc2a603e600951e452615bf89"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0ff37bd590ca25063e35af745c343cb7a0271906fb7b37e4813e8f79f00268d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "link-cplusplus"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -1282,6 +1319,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
+ "shellexpand",
  "sys-info",
  "tempfile",
  "tracing",
@@ -1309,6 +1347,12 @@ version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ff011a302c396a5197692431fc1948019154afc178baf7d8e37367442a4601cf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "overload"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -1486,7 +1530,18 @@ version = "0.2.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba009ff324d1fc1b900bd1fdb31564febe58a8ccc8a6fdbb93b543d33b13ca43"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1673,7 +1728,7 @@ version = "2.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2bc1bb97804af6631813c55739f771071e0f2ed33ee20b68c86ec505d906356c"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -1759,6 +1814,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "shellexpand"
+version = "3.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "da03fa3b94cc19e3ebfc88c4229c49d8f08cdbd1228870a45f0ffdf84988e14b"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook"
 version = "0.3.14"
@@ -1891,6 +1955,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "1.0.39"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a5ab016db510546d856297882807df8da66a16fb8c4101cb8b30054b0d5b2d9c"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "1.0.39"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5420d42e90af0c38c3290abcca25b9b3bdf379fc9f55c528f53a269d9c9a267e"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "thread_local"
 version = "1.1.4"
@@ -2365,21 +2449,51 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a3e1820f08b8513f676f7ab6c1f99ff312fb97b553d30ff4dd86f9f15728aa7"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.0",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.0",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.0",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.0",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.0",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "41d2aa71f6f0cbe00ae5167d90ef3cfe66527d6f613ca78ac8024c3ccab9a19e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -2392,6 +2506,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd0f252f5a35cac83d6311b2e795981f5ee6e67eb1f9a7f64eb4500fbc4dcdb4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -2404,6 +2524,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fbeae19f6716841636c28d695375df17562ca208b2b7d0dc47635a50ae6c5de7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -2416,6 +2542,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "84c12f65daa39dd2babe6e442988fc329d6243fdce47d7d2d155b8d874862246"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -2428,12 +2560,24 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bf7b1b21b5362cbc318f686150e5bcea75ecedc74dd157d874d754a2ca44b0ed"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09d525d2ba30eeb3297665bd434a54297e4170c7f1a44cad4ef58095b4cd2028"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -2446,6 +2590,12 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f40009d85759725a34da6d89a94e63d7bdc50a862acf0dbc7c8e488f1edcb6f5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
diff --git a/ofborg/Cargo.toml b/ofborg/Cargo.toml
index a5361ad..e59d22a 100644
--- a/ofborg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ofborg/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ tracing = "0.1.37"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.16", features = ["json", "env-filter"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.2", features = ["v4"] }
 rustls-pemfile = "1.0.2"
+shellexpand = "3.1.0"
diff --git a/ofborg/src/config.rs b/ofborg/src/config.rs
index 4522337..3898993 100644
--- a/ofborg/src/config.rs
+++ b/ofborg/src/config.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ impl Config {
 
 impl RabbitMqConfig {
     pub fn as_uri(&self) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
-        let password = std::fs::read_to_string(&self.password_file)?;
+        let password_file_as_str = self.password_file.to_string_lossy();
+        let expanded_password_file = shellexpand::env(&password_file_as_str).expect("Failed to expand the password-file configuration string");
+        let password = std::fs::read_to_string(expanded_password_file.as_ref())?;
         let uri = format!(
             "{}://{}:{}@{}/{}",
             if self.ssl { "amqps" } else { "amqp" },