diff --git a/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/templates/configmap-startup.yaml b/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/templates/configmap-startup.yaml
index 8cee9ad..c422c74 100644
--- a/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/templates/configmap-startup.yaml
+++ b/voltha-northbound-bbf-adapter/templates/configmap-startup.yaml
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@
         --onos_rest_endpoint={{ .Values.global.voltha_infra_name }}-onos-classic-hs.{{ .Values.global.voltha_infra_namespace }}.svc:{{ .Values.voltha_northbound_bbf_adapter.onos_rest_port }} \
         --onos_user={{ .Values.voltha_northbound_bbf_adapter.onos_user }} \
         --onos_pass={{ .Values.voltha_northbound_bbf_adapter.onos_pass }} \
-        --schema_mount_path={{ .Values.voltha_northbound_bbf_adapter.schema_mount_path }}
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+        --schema_mount_path={{ .Values.voltha_northbound_bbf_adapter.schema_mount_path }} \
+        --kafka_cluster_address={{ tpl .Values.services.kafka.cluster.address . }}
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