diff --git a/release-notes-10.0.1.md b/release-notes-10.0.1.md
index b3654639..2e362750 100644
--- a/release-notes-10.0.1.md
+++ b/release-notes-10.0.1.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-!not-ready-for-release!
-
 #### Version Number
 ${version-number}
 
 #### New Features
+- None
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+- **D1054456:** Corrected invalid queue configuration to be optional  
+  Workers do not have to supply an invalid task queue.
 
 #### Known Issues
+- None
diff --git a/worker-queue-rabbit/src/main/java/com/github/workerframework/queues/rabbit/RabbitWorkerQueue.java b/worker-queue-rabbit/src/main/java/com/github/workerframework/queues/rabbit/RabbitWorkerQueue.java
index d7200b19..8eb866bf 100644
--- a/worker-queue-rabbit/src/main/java/com/github/workerframework/queues/rabbit/RabbitWorkerQueue.java
+++ b/worker-queue-rabbit/src/main/java/com/github/workerframework/queues/rabbit/RabbitWorkerQueue.java
@@ -99,12 +99,27 @@ public RabbitWorkerQueue(
     {
         this.config = Objects.requireNonNull(config);
         this.maxTasks = maxTasks;
-        this.invalidQueue = Objects.requireNonNull(invalidQueue);
+        this.invalidQueue = getInvalidQueueName(config, invalidQueue);
         this.dataStore = Objects.requireNonNull(dataStore);
         this.codec = Objects.requireNonNull(codec);
         LOG.debug("Initialised");
     }
 
+    private static String getInvalidQueueName(final RabbitWorkerQueueConfiguration config, final String invalidQueue)
+    {
+        if (invalidQueue != null) {
+            return invalidQueue;
+        }
+
+        final String inputQueue = config.getInputQueue();
+
+        final String invalidQueuePrefix = inputQueue.endsWith("-in")
+            ? inputQueue.substring(0, inputQueue.length() - 3)
+            : inputQueue;
+
+        return invalidQueuePrefix + "-invalid";
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      *