diff --git a/amqp_relay.ml b/amqp_relay.ml
index bbd2560..d8d496a 100644
--- a/amqp_relay.ml
+++ b/amqp_relay.ml
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ let handle_method conn channel m =
       send_method conn channel Channel_close_ok;
     | Channel_close_ok ->
       return ()
+    | Exchange_declare ("", type_, passive, durable, no_wait, arguments) ->
+      (* Qpid does this bizarre thing of declaring the default exchange. *)
+      if no_wait
+      then return ()
+      else send_method conn channel Exchange_declare_ok
     | Exchange_declare (exchange, type_, passive, durable, no_wait, arguments) ->
       Node.send_ignore' "factory" (Message.create (Sexp.Str type_,
 						   Sexp.Arr [Sexp.Str exchange],
@@ -294,6 +299,11 @@ let handle_method conn channel m =
 						   Sexp.Arr [Sexp.Str queue],
 						   Sexp.Str conn.name.Node.label,
 						   Sexp.Str "Queue_declare_reply"))
+    | Queue_bind (queue, "", routing_key, no_wait, arguments) ->
+      (* Qpid does this bizarre thing of binding to the default exchange. *)
+      if no_wait
+      then return ()
+      else send_method conn channel Queue_bind_ok
     | Queue_bind (queue, exchange, routing_key, no_wait, arguments) ->
       let queue = expand_mrdq conn queue in
       if not (Node.approx_exists queue)