diff --git a/voltha/Chart.yaml b/voltha/Chart.yaml
index 62d2875..73f5707 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: 2.0.11
+version: 2.0.12
 appVersion: 2.0.0
diff --git a/voltha/templates/rw-core.yaml b/voltha/templates/rw-core.yaml
index f3328e3..fe8682f 100644
--- a/voltha/templates/rw-core.yaml
+++ b/voltha/templates/rw-core.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
             - "-kafka_cluster_host={{ $root.Values.services.kafka.cluster.port }}"
             - "-kafka_cluster_port={{ $root.Values.services.kafka.cluster.port }}"
             - "-rw_core_topic=rwcore"
+            - "-core_pair_topic=core-pair-{{ $cluster }}"
             - "-kv_store_data_prefix=service/voltha"
             - "-in_competing_mode=true"
             - "-core_timeout={{ $core_timeout }}"