diff --git a/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go b/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
index c41ba4c4292..acadb3c4d32 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/artemis_scaler.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	v2beta2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2beta2"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type artemisMetadata struct {
 	brokerAddress      string
 	username           string
 	password           string
+	restApiTemplate    string
 	queueLength        int
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ type artemisMonitoring struct {
 const (
 	artemisMetricType         = "External"
 	defaultArtemisQueueLength = 10
+	defaultRestApiTemplate    = "http://<<managementEndpoint>>/console/jolokia/read/org.apache.activemq.artemis:broker=\"<<brokerName>>\",component=addresses,address=\"<<brokerAddress>>\",subcomponent=queues,routing-type=\"anycast\",queue=\"<<queueName>>\"/MessageCount"
 )
 
 var artemisLog = logf.Log.WithName("artemis_queue_scaler")
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@ func parseArtemisMetadata(resolvedEnv, metadata, authParams map[string]string) (
 
 	meta.queueLength = defaultArtemisQueueLength
 
+	if val, ok := metadata["restApiTemplate"]; ok && val != "" {
+		meta.restApiTemplate = metadata["restApiTemplate"]
+	} else {
+		meta.restApiTemplate = defaultRestApiTemplate
+	}
+
 	if metadata["managementEndpoint"] == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("no management endpoint given")
 	}
@@ -92,13 +101,15 @@ func parseArtemisMetadata(resolvedEnv, metadata, authParams map[string]string) (
 		meta.queueLength = queueLength
 	}
 
-	if val, ok := authParams["username"]; ok {
+	if val, ok := authParams["username"]; ok && val != "" {
 		meta.username = val
-	} else if val, ok := metadata["username"]; ok {
+	} else if val, ok := metadata["username"]; ok && val != "" {
 		username := val
 
-		if val, ok := resolvedEnv[username]; ok {
+		if val, ok := resolvedEnv[username]; ok && val != "" {
 			meta.username = val
+		} else {
+			meta.username = username
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -106,13 +117,15 @@ func parseArtemisMetadata(resolvedEnv, metadata, authParams map[string]string) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("username cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	if val, ok := authParams["password"]; ok {
+	if val, ok := authParams["password"]; ok && val != "" {
 		meta.password = val
-	} else if val, ok := metadata["password"]; ok {
+	} else if val, ok := metadata["password"]; ok && val != "" {
 		password := val
 
-		if val, ok := resolvedEnv[password]; ok {
+		if val, ok := resolvedEnv[password]; ok && val != "" {
 			meta.password = val
+		} else {
+			meta.password = password
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -133,13 +146,15 @@ func (s *artemisScaler) IsActive(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	return messages > 0, nil
 }
 
-func (s *artemisScaler) getArtemisManagementEndpoint() string {
-	return "http://" + s.metadata.managementEndpoint
-}
-
 func (s *artemisScaler) getMonitoringEndpoint() string {
-	monitoringEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/console/jolokia/read/org.apache.activemq.artemis:broker=\"%s\",component=addresses,address=\"%s\",subcomponent=queues,routing-type=\"anycast\",queue=\"%s\"/MessageCount",
-		s.getArtemisManagementEndpoint(), s.metadata.brokerName, s.metadata.brokerAddress, s.metadata.queueName)
+
+	replacer := strings.NewReplacer("<<managementEndpoint>>", s.metadata.managementEndpoint,
+		"<<queueName>>", s.metadata.queueName,
+		"<<brokerName>>", s.metadata.brokerName,
+		"<<brokerAddress>>", s.metadata.brokerAddress)
+
+	monitoringEndpoint := replacer.Replace(s.metadata.restApiTemplate)
+
 	return monitoringEndpoint
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +189,7 @@ func (s *artemisScaler) getQueueMessageCount() (int, error) {
 		return -1, fmt.Errorf("Artemis management endpoint response error code : %d", resp.StatusCode)
 	}
 
-	artemisLog.V(1).Info("Artemis scaler: Providing metrics based on current queue length ", messageCount, "queue length limit", s.metadata.queueLength)
+	artemisLog.V(1).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Artemis scaler: Providing metrics based on current queue length %d queue length limit %d", messageCount, s.metadata.queueLength))
 
 	return messageCount, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go b/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
index 36f908c7c0c..a1279892bb9 100644
--- a/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/scaling/scale_handler.go
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ func (h *scaleHandler) getPods(scalableObject interface{}) (*corev1.PodTemplateS
 
 func buildScaler(name, namespace, triggerType string, resolvedEnv, triggerMetadata, authParams map[string]string, podIdentity string) (scalers.Scaler, error) {
 	switch triggerType {
+	case "artemis-queue":
+		return scalers.NewArtemisQueueScaler(resolvedEnv, triggerMetadata, authParams)
 	case "azure-queue":
 		return scalers.NewAzureQueueScaler(resolvedEnv, triggerMetadata, authParams, podIdentity)
 	case "azure-servicebus":