diff --git a/run_docker.sh b/run_docker.sh
index a6aadbd..30fabcf 100755
--- a/run_docker.sh
+++ b/run_docker.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for topic in "${topics[@]}"
 do
   echo "Making topic $topic"
   until docker-compose exec kafka \
-    kafka-topics --create --topic $topic --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1 --if-not-exists --zookeeper zookeeper:2181
+    kafka-topics --create --topic $topic --partitions 1 --replication-factor 1 --if-not-exists --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
   do
     topic_result="$?"
     if [ "$topic_result" == "1" ]; then