diff --git a/kafka/50kafka.yml b/kafka/50kafka.yml
index 11572351..5b51a91e 100644
--- a/kafka/50kafka.yml
+++ b/kafka/50kafka.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
         - --override
         -   log.dirs=/var/lib/kafka/data/topics
         - --override
-        -   auto.create.topics.enable=false
+        -   auto.create.topics.enable=true
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 100m