diff --git a/logging/Chart.yaml b/logging/Chart.yaml
index 5120ca7..790589f 100644
--- a/logging/Chart.yaml
+++ b/logging/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 
 description: Sets up log aggregation infrastructure in Kubernetes, with elasticstack and kibana
 name: logging
-version: 0.1.0-dev0
+version: 1.0.0
diff --git a/xos-core/templates/_core.tpl b/xos-core/templates/_core.tpl
index bd13e16..fe59e60 100644
--- a/xos-core/templates/_core.tpl
+++ b/xos-core/templates/_core.tpl
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 {{- define "xos-core.config" }}
 name: xos-core
 xos_dir: /opt/xos
+kafka_bootstrap_servers:
+  - {{ .Values.platformKafka }}
 database:
   name: {{ .Values.xosDBName | quote }}
   username: {{ .Values.xosDBUser | quote }}
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
     kafka:
       class: kafkaloghandler.KafkaLogHandler
       bootstrap_servers:
-        - "cord-kafka:9092"
+        - {{ .Values.platformKafka }}
       topic: xos.log.core
   loggers:
     '':
diff --git a/xos-core/templates/_tosca.tpl b/xos-core/templates/_tosca.tpl
index d8b75c8..98e7d13 100644
--- a/xos-core/templates/_tosca.tpl
+++ b/xos-core/templates/_tosca.tpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     kafka:
       class: kafkaloghandler.KafkaLogHandler
       bootstrap_servers:
-        - "cord-kafka:9092"
+        - {{ .Values.platformKafka }}
       topic: xos.log.tosca
   loggers:
     '':
diff --git a/xos-core/values.yaml b/xos-core/values.yaml
index 89248f7..9a0a2dd 100644
--- a/xos-core/values.yaml
+++ b/xos-core/values.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 xos_core_gRPCSecureNodePort: 30010
 xos_core_gRPCInsecureNodePort: 30011
 
+# kafka
+platformKafka: cord-kafka:9092
+
 # XOS Admin username/password
 xosAdminUser: 'admin@opencord.org'
 xosAdminPassword: 'letmein'