diff --git a/kubernetes/conf/kafka.json.in b/kubernetes/conf/kafka.json.in
index cd7098b0..7875b6a6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/conf/kafka.json.in
+++ b/kubernetes/conf/kafka.json.in
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@
                                     {
                                         "name": "KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS",
                                         "value": "impressions:2:1,ctr_full:2:1,actions:2:1,events:2:1,predictions:2:1"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "name": "KAFKA_LOG_RETENTION_HOURS",
+                                        "value": "2"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "name": "KAFKA_LOG_ROLL_HOURS",
+                                        "value": "2"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "name": "KAFKA_LOG_CLEANUP_POLICY",
+                                        "value": "delete"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "name": "KAFKA_LOG_CLEANER_ENABLE",
+                                        "value": "true"
                                     }
                                 ],
                                 "image": "seldonio/kafka-k8s:%SELDON_KAFKA_K8S_IMAGE_VERSION%",