diff --git a/bbsim/Chart.yaml b/bbsim/Chart.yaml
index ce82acc..046b83e 100644
--- a/bbsim/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bbsim/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 description: Broadband Simulator
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 3.0.23
-appVersion: 0.2.2
\ No newline at end of file
+version: 3.0.24
+appVersion: 0.2.2
diff --git a/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml b/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
index 59c513c..01f39f3 100644
--- a/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
             "-enableperf",
             {{ end -}}
             "-sadisFormat", "{{ .Values.sadisFormat }}",
+            "-kafkaEventTopic", "{{ .Values.kafkaEventTopic }}"
           ]
           ports:
             - name: "bbsim-{{ .Values.olt_id }}"
diff --git a/bbsim/values.yaml b/bbsim/values.yaml
index ae910f8..03657d1 100644
--- a/bbsim/values.yaml
+++ b/bbsim/values.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 s_tag_allocation: shared
 sadisFormat: att
 log_level: '{{ .Values.defaults.log_level }}'
-
+kafkaEventTopic: ""
 
 # TODO read this values in the config
 olt_tcp_port: 50060