diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5d49701d4..b42831aa17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "umami",
-  "version": "2.15.0",
+  "version": "2.15.1",
   "description": "A simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics.",
   "author": "Umami Software, Inc. <hello@umami.is>",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/scripts/check-env.js b/scripts/check-env.js
index 280e7e398f..701e48c02f 100644
--- a/scripts/check-env.js
+++ b/scripts/check-env.js
@@ -23,5 +23,12 @@ if (!process.env.SKIP_DB_CHECK && !process.env.DATABASE_TYPE) {
 }
 
 if (process.env.CLOUD_MODE) {
-  checkMissing(['CLOUD_URL', 'KAFKA_BROKER', 'KAFKA_URL', 'REDIS_URL']);
+  checkMissing([
+    'CLOUD_URL',
+    'KAFKA_BROKER',
+    'KAFKA_URL',
+    'REDIS_URL',
+    'KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM',
+    'KAFKA_SSL',
+  ]);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/kafka.ts b/src/lib/kafka.ts
index 38a7073e6a..1ac28a5bb7 100644
--- a/src/lib/kafka.ts
+++ b/src/lib/kafka.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import debug from 'debug';
-import { Kafka, Mechanism, Producer, RecordMetadata, SASLOptions, logLevel } from 'kafkajs';
+import { Kafka, Producer, RecordMetadata, SASLOptions, logLevel } from 'kafkajs';
 import { KAFKA, KAFKA_PRODUCER } from 'lib/db';
 import * as tls from 'tls';
 
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ const enabled = Boolean(process.env.KAFKA_URL && process.env.KAFKA_BROKER);
 function getClient() {
   const { username, password } = new URL(process.env.KAFKA_URL);
   const brokers = process.env.KAFKA_BROKER.split(',');
+  const sslEnabled = process.env.KAFKA_SSL.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+  const mechanism = process.env.KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM as 'plain' | 'scram-sha-256' | 'scram-sha-512';
 
-  const ssl: { ssl?: tls.ConnectionOptions | boolean; sasl?: SASLOptions | Mechanism } =
+  const ssl: { ssl?: tls.ConnectionOptions | boolean; sasl?: SASLOptions } =
     username && password
       ? {
-          ssl: true,
+          ssl: sslEnabled,
           sasl: {
-            mechanism: 'scram-sha-256',
+            mechanism,
             username,
             password,
           },