diff --git a/conf/application.conf b/conf/application.conf
index b78df2a..41e7ca6 100644
--- a/conf/application.conf
+++ b/conf/application.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ topic_monitor.stale_partition_age = 1 minute
 topic_monitor.dead_client_restart = 1 minute
 
 topic_monitor.client {
-	ssl.protocol: "TLSv1.2"
-	security.protocol: "SSL"
+	#All settings here will be passed directly to the kafka client
+	#ssl.protocol: "TLSv1.2"
+	security.protocol: "PLAINTEXT"
 }