diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/pull_steps/pull_pods.py b/xos/synchronizer/pull_steps/pull_pods.py
index 0fe0fc0..65b657f 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/pull_steps/pull_pods.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/pull_steps/pull_pods.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 
 from xosconfig import Config
 from multistructlog import create_logger
+from xoskafka import XOSKafkaProducer
 
 log = create_logger(Config().get('logging'))
 
+
 class KubernetesServiceInstancePullStep(PullStep):
     """
          KubernetesServiceInstancePullStep
@@ -41,13 +43,6 @@
     def __init__(self):
         super(KubernetesServiceInstancePullStep, self).__init__(observed_model=KubernetesServiceInstance)
 
-        self.kafka_producer = None
-        if Config.get("event_bus.endpoint"):
-            try:
-                self.init_kafka_producer()
-            except:
-                log.exception("Failed to initialize Kafka producer")
-
         self.init_kubernetes_client()
 
     def init_kubernetes_client(self):
@@ -57,21 +52,6 @@
         self.v1apps = kubernetes_client.AppsV1Api()
         self.v1batch = kubernetes_client.BatchV1Api()
 
-    def init_kafka_producer(self):
-        from kafka import KafkaProducer
-        eventbus_kind = Config.get("event_bus.kind")
-        eventbus_endpoint = Config.get("event_bus.endpoint")
-
-        if not eventbus_kind:
-            log.error("Eventbus kind is not configured in synchronizer config file.")
-            return
-
-        if eventbus_kind not in ["kafka"]:
-            log.error("Eventbus kind is set to a technology we do not implement.", eventbus_kind=eventbus_kind)
-            return
-
-        self.kafka_producer = KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers = [eventbus_endpoint])
-
     def obj_to_handle(self, obj):
         """ Convert a Kubernetes resource into a handle that we can use to uniquely identify the object within
             Kubernetes.
@@ -215,8 +195,6 @@
             return None
 
     def send_notification(self, xos_pod, k8s_pod, status):
-        if not self.kafka_producer:
-            return
 
         event = {"status": status,
                  "name": xos_pod.name,
@@ -232,8 +210,12 @@
                 event["netinterfaces"] = [{"name": "primary",
                                           "addresses": [k8s_pod.status.pod_ip]}]
 
-        self.kafka_producer.send("xos.kubernetes.pod-details", json.dumps(event))
-        self.kafka_producer.flush()
+        topic = "xos.kubernetes.pod-details"
+        key = xos_pod.name
+        value = json.dumps(event, default=lambda o: repr(o))
+
+        XOSKafkaProducer.produce(topic, key, value)
+
 
     def pull_records(self):
         # Read all pods from Kubernetes, store them in k8s_pods_by_name
@@ -298,7 +280,7 @@
 
                 # Check to see if we haven't sent the Kafka event yet. It's possible Kafka could be down. If
                 # so, then we'll try to send the event again later.
-                if (xos_pod.need_event) and (self.kafka_producer):
+                if (xos_pod.need_event):
                     if xos_pod.last_event_sent == "created":
                         event_kind = "updated"
                     else: