diff --git a/Tapeti.Serilog/TapetiSeriLogger.cs b/Tapeti.Serilog/TapetiSeriLogger.cs
index 1c2118a..a05d11c 100644
--- a/Tapeti.Serilog/TapetiSeriLogger.cs
+++ b/Tapeti.Serilog/TapetiSeriLogger.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Tapeti.Config;
 using ISerilogLogger = Serilog.ILogger;
 
@@ -93,6 +94,14 @@ namespace Tapeti.Serilog
                 seriLogger.Information("Tapeti: declaring {queueType} queue {queueName}", durable ? "durable" : "dynamic", queueName);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void QueueExistsWarning(string queueName, Dictionary<string, string> arguments)
+        {
+            seriLogger.Warning("Tapeti: durable queue {queueName} exists with incompatible x-arguments ({arguments}) and will not be redeclared, queue will be consumed as-is",
+                queueName,
+                arguments);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void QueueBind(string queueName, bool durable, string exchange, string routingKey)
         {
diff --git a/Tapeti/Config/ITapetiConfig.cs b/Tapeti/Config/ITapetiConfig.cs
index 78f4022..519eeb2 100644
--- a/Tapeti/Config/ITapetiConfig.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/Config/ITapetiConfig.cs
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ namespace Tapeti.Config
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines if durable queues are verified at startup if DeclareDurableQueues is disabled.
-        /// Defaults to true. Disable if you have queues with additional properties like a deadletter
-        /// exchange, which do not correspond to Tapeti's configuration, as these will cause an error
-        /// while verifying.
+        /// Defaults to true.
         /// </summary>
         bool VerifyDurableQueues { get; }
     }
diff --git a/Tapeti/Connection/TapetiClient.cs b/Tapeti/Connection/TapetiClient.cs
index eb8f282..15ddffb 100644
--- a/Tapeti/Connection/TapetiClient.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/Connection/TapetiClient.cs
@@ -267,9 +267,28 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
         }
 
 
+        private async Task<bool> GetDurableQueueDeclareRequired(string queueName)
+        {
+            var existingQueue = await GetQueueInfo(queueName);
+            if (existingQueue == null) 
+                return true;
+            
+            if (!existingQueue.Durable || existingQueue.AutoDelete || existingQueue.Exclusive)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Durable queue {queueName} already exists with incompatible parameters, durable = {existingQueue.Durable} (expected True), autoDelete = {existingQueue.AutoDelete} (expected False), exclusive = {existingQueue.Exclusive} (expected False)");
+
+            if (existingQueue.Arguments.Count <= 0) 
+                return true;
+            
+            (logger as IBindingLogger)?.QueueExistsWarning(queueName, existingQueue.Arguments);
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task DurableQueueDeclare(CancellationToken cancellationToken, string queueName, IEnumerable<QueueBinding> bindings)
         {
+            var declareRequired = await GetDurableQueueDeclareRequired(queueName);
+
             var existingBindings = (await GetQueueBindings(queueName)).ToList();
             var currentBindings = bindings.ToList();
             var bindingLogger = logger as IBindingLogger;
@@ -279,9 +298,11 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
                 if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                     return;
 
-                bindingLogger?.QueueDeclare(queueName, true, false);
-                channel.QueueDeclare(queueName, true, false, false);
-
+                if (declareRequired)
+                {
+                    bindingLogger?.QueueDeclare(queueName, true, false);
+                    channel.QueueDeclare(queueName, true, false, false);
+                }
 
                 foreach (var binding in currentBindings.Except(existingBindings))
                 {
@@ -301,6 +322,9 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public async Task DurableQueueVerify(CancellationToken cancellationToken, string queueName)
         {
+            if (!await GetDurableQueueDeclareRequired(queueName))
+                return;
+
             await GetTapetiChannel(TapetiChannelType.Consume).Queue(channel =>
             {
                 if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
@@ -491,6 +515,24 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
 
         private class ManagementQueueInfo
         {
+            [JsonProperty("name")]
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+
+            [JsonProperty("vhost")]
+            public string VHost { get; set; }
+
+            [JsonProperty("durable")]
+            public bool Durable { get; set; }
+
+            [JsonProperty("auto_delete")]
+            public bool AutoDelete { get; set; }
+
+            [JsonProperty("exclusive")]
+            public bool Exclusive { get; set; }
+
+            [JsonProperty("arguments")]
+            public Dictionary<string, string> Arguments { get; set; }
+
             [JsonProperty("messages")]
             public uint Messages { get; set; }
         }
@@ -539,7 +581,7 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
             public string PropertiesKey { get; set; }
         }
 
-
+        
         private async Task<IEnumerable<QueueBinding>> GetQueueBindings(string queueName)
         {
             var virtualHostPath = Uri.EscapeDataString(connectionParams.VirtualHost);
@@ -577,7 +619,13 @@ namespace Tapeti.Connection
 
         private async Task<T> WithRetryableManagementAPI<T>(string path, Func<HttpResponseMessage, Task<T>> handleResponse)
         {
-            var requestUri = new Uri($"http://{connectionParams.HostName}:{connectionParams.ManagementPort}/api/{path}");
+            // Workaround for: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/23581#issuecomment-354391321
+            // "localhost" can cause a 1 second delay *per call*. Not an issue in production scenarios, but annoying while debugging.
+            var hostName = connectionParams.HostName;
+            if (hostName.Equals("localhost", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                hostName = "127.0.0.1";
+            
+            var requestUri = new Uri($"http://{hostName}:{connectionParams.ManagementPort}/api/{path}");
 
             using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, requestUri);
             var retryDelayIndex = 0;
diff --git a/Tapeti/Default/ConsoleLogger.cs b/Tapeti/Default/ConsoleLogger.cs
index 024bbac..41a8c08 100644
--- a/Tapeti/Default/ConsoleLogger.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/Default/ConsoleLogger.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
 using Tapeti.Config;
 
 namespace Tapeti.Default
@@ -60,6 +62,21 @@ namespace Tapeti.Default
                 : $"[Tapeti] Verifying durable queue {queueName}");
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void QueueExistsWarning(string queueName, Dictionary<string, string> arguments)
+        {
+            var argumentsText = new StringBuilder();
+            foreach (var pair in arguments)
+            {
+                if (argumentsText.Length > 0)
+                    argumentsText.Append(", ");
+
+                argumentsText.Append($"{pair.Key} = {pair.Value}");
+            }
+            
+            Console.WriteLine($"[Tapeti] Durable queue {queueName} exists with incompatible x-arguments ({argumentsText}) and will not be redeclared, queue will be consumed as-is");
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void QueueBind(string queueName, bool durable, string exchange, string routingKey)
         {
diff --git a/Tapeti/ILogger.cs b/Tapeti/ILogger.cs
index c24a798..b9bd22f 100644
--- a/Tapeti/ILogger.cs
+++ b/Tapeti/ILogger.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Tapeti.Config;
 
 // ReSharper disable UnusedMember.Global
@@ -130,6 +131,16 @@ namespace Tapeti
         /// <param name="passive">Indicates whether the queue was declared as passive (to verify durable queues)</param>
         void QueueDeclare(string queueName, bool durable, bool passive);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when a durable queue would be declared but already exists with incompatible x-arguments. The existing
+        /// queue will be consumed without declaring to prevent errors during startup. This is used for compatibility with existing queues
+        /// not declared by Tapeti.
+        /// If the queue already exists but should be compatible QueueDeclare will be called instead.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="queueName">The name of the queue that is declared</param>
+        /// <param name="arguments">The x-arguments of the existing queue</param>
+        void QueueExistsWarning(string queueName, Dictionary<string, string> arguments);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Called before a binding is added to a queue.
         /// </summary>