diff --git a/voltha/Chart.yaml b/voltha/Chart.yaml
index 6bf5823..5f5b80a 100644
--- a/voltha/Chart.yaml
+++ b/voltha/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 description: A Helm chart for Voltha based on K8S resources in Voltha project
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 2.1.2
+version: 2.1.3
 appVersion: 2.1.1
diff --git a/voltha/templates/api-server.yaml b/voltha/templates/api-server.yaml
index 14fa964..601ac28 100644
--- a/voltha/templates/api-server.yaml
+++ b/voltha/templates/api-server.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
         env:
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           value: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+        - name: KAFKA_HOST
+          value: {{ .Values.services.kafka.cluster.service }}
+        - name: KAFKA_PORT
+          value: {{ quote .Values.services.kafka.cluster.port }}
         image: {{ tpl .Values.images.afrouterd.registry . }}{{ tpl .Values.images.afrouterd.repository . }}:{{ tpl ( tpl .Values.images.afrouterd.tag . ) . }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ tpl .Values.images.afrouterd.pullPolicy . }}
         command: ["/app/arouterd"]