diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/event/external/config/KafkaExternalEventTopicConfig.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/event/external/config/KafkaExternalEventTopicConfig.java
index 0d5e4562d..72e4cc7d8 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/event/external/config/KafkaExternalEventTopicConfig.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/event/external/config/KafkaExternalEventTopicConfig.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class KafkaExternalEventTopicConfig {
     public KafkaAdmin admin() {
         Map<String, Object> props = new HashMap<>(
                 fineractProperties.getEvents().getExternal().getProducer().getKafka().getAdmin().getExtraPropertiesMap());
-        props.put(BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, fineractProperties.getRemoteJobMessageHandler().getKafka().getBootstrapServers());
+        props.put(BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, fineractProperties.getEvents().getExternal().getProducer().getKafka().getBootstrapServers());
         return new KafkaAdmin(props);
     }