diff --git a/webservice/config/webservice.yaml b/webservice/config/webservice.yaml
index ce6228b6eb8acafac98cfab1d22ca89b719f8990..0e23f1ca8bb889d82b84e5b097d5a2efcb419bb1 100644
--- a/webservice/config/webservice.yaml
+++ b/webservice/config/webservice.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ metadata-client:
   base-api-url: "https://in.xfel.eu/metadata/api/"
 
 kafka:
-  brokers:
-    - it-kafka-broker01.desy.de
-    - it-kafka-broker02.desy.de
-    - it-kafka-broker03.desy.de
-  topic: xfel-test-offline-cal
+  producer-config:
+    bootstrap_servers:
+      - "exflwgs06.desy.de:9092"
+    security_protocol: "SASL_PLAINTEXT"
+    sasl_mechanism: "PLAIN"
+    sasl_plain_username: "cal"
+    # sasl_plain_password:  # Configure per-user
+  topic: cal.offline-corrections
 
 correct:
   in-folder: /gpfs/exfel/exp/{instrument}/{cycle}/p{proposal}/raw
diff --git a/webservice/job_monitor.py b/webservice/job_monitor.py
index d30ed8230ea62c527db01351f4d5c50a14834ddf..f54de2dcb8d1a7abf32b23cc2436fbef2d508aa7 100644
--- a/webservice/job_monitor.py
+++ b/webservice/job_monitor.py
@@ -43,15 +43,19 @@ class NoOpProducer:
 
 def init_kafka_producer(config):
     try:
-        return KafkaProducer(
-            bootstrap_servers=config['kafka']['brokers'],
+        kp = KafkaProducer(
             value_serializer=lambda d: json.dumps(d).encode('utf-8'),
             max_block_ms=2000,  # Don't get stuck trying to send Kafka messages
+            **config['kafka']['producer-config'].to_dict()
         )
     except KafkaError:
         log.warning("Problem initialising Kafka producer; "
                         "Kafka notifications will not be sent.", exc_info=True)
         return NoOpProducer()
+    else:
+        log.info("Connected to Kafka broker (%s) to send notifications",
+                 kp.config['bootstrap_servers'])
+        return kp
 
 
 def slurm_status(filter_user=True):