diff --git a/src/server/daemon/controller.js b/src/server/daemon/controller.js
index 0bcb076..5bc9ce4 100644
--- a/src/server/daemon/controller.js
+++ b/src/server/daemon/controller.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ exports.init = function( logger, enc_service, conf )
 
         // TODO: temporary proof-of-concept
         rating_service = RatingService.use(
-            RatingServicePublish( amqplib, exports.post_rate_publish )
+            RatingServicePublish( amqplib, exports.post_rate_publish, logger )
         )(
             logger, dao, server, exports.rater
         );
diff --git a/src/server/service/RatingServicePublish.js b/src/server/service/RatingServicePublish.js
index 7e1c2e0..44dd151 100644
--- a/src/server/service/RatingServicePublish.js
+++ b/src/server/service/RatingServicePublish.js
@@ -70,16 +70,31 @@ module.exports = Trait( 'RatingServicePublish' )
      */
     'private _conf': {},
 
+    /**
+     * Logger
+     *
+     * @type {DebugLog}
+     */
+    'private _logger': null,
 
-    __mixin( amqp, conf )
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize trait
+     *
+     * @param {amqplib}  AMQP   library
+     * @param {Object}   conf   AMQP configuration
+     * @param {DebugLog} logger logger instance
+     */
+    __mixin( amqp, conf, logger )
     {
-        this._amqp = amqp;
-        this._conf = conf;
+        this._amqp   = amqp;
+        this._conf   = conf;
+        this._logger = logger;
     },
 
 
     /**
-     * Queue message post rating
+     * Publish quote message to exchange post-rating
      *
      * @param {UserRequest} request user request
      * @param {Object}      data    rating data returned
@@ -93,7 +108,8 @@ module.exports = Trait( 'RatingServicePublish' )
         request, data, actions, program, quote
     )
     {
-        const queue = this._conf.queueName;
+        // check both as we transition from one to the other
+        const exchange = this._conf.exchange || this._conf.queueName;
 
         this._amqp.connect( this._conf )
             .then( conn =>
@@ -102,31 +118,41 @@ module.exports = Trait( 'RatingServicePublish' )
                 return conn.createChannel();
             } )
             .then( ch => {
-                ch.assertQueue( queue, { durable: true } );
+                ch.assertExchange( exchange, 'fanout', { durable: true } );
 
                 return this._sendMessage(
                     ch,
-                    queue,
+                    exchange,
                     request.getSession(),
                     quote
                 );
-            } );
+            } )
+            .then( () => this._logger.log(
+                this._logger.PRIORITY_INFO,
+                "Published quote " + quote.getId() +
+                    " to post-rate exchange '" + exchange + "'"
+            ) )
+            .catch( e => this._logger.log(
+                this._logger.PRIORITY_ERROR,
+                "Post-rate exchange publish failure for quote " +
+                    quote.getId() + ": " + e.message
+            ) );
 
         this.__super( request, data, actions, program, quote );
     },
 
 
     /**
-     * Send message to queue
+     * Send message to exchange
      *
-     * @param {Channel}     channel AMQP channel
-     * @param {string}      queue   queue name
-     * @param {UserSession} session user session
-     * @param {Quote}       quote   rated quote
+     * @param {Channel}     channel  AMQP channel
+     * @param {string}      exchange exchange name
+     * @param {UserSession} session  user session
+     * @param {Quote}       quote    rated quote
      *
-     * @return {Promise} whether sendToQueue was successful
+     * @return {Promise} whether publish was successful
      */
-    'private _sendMessage'( channel, queue, session, quote )
+    'private _sendMessage'( channel, exchange, session, quote )
     {
         const headers = {
             version: 1,
@@ -141,8 +167,14 @@ module.exports = Trait( 'RatingServicePublish' )
             entity_name: session.agentName(),
         } ) );
 
-        return Promise.resolve(
-            channel.sendToQueue( queue, data, { headers: headers } )
+        // we don't use a routing key; fanout exchange
+        const routing_key = '';
+
+        return channel.publish(
+            exchange,
+            routing_key,
+            data,
+            { headers: headers }
         );
     },
 } );