diff --git a/k8s/thingsboard.yml b/k8s/thingsboard.yml
index d1f598b6d3..11c2525129 100644
--- a/k8s/thingsboard.yml
+++ b/k8s/thingsboard.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: TB_SERVICE_TYPE
           value: "monolith"
+        - name: TB_QUEUE_TYPE
+          value: "kafka"
         - name: ZOOKEEPER_ENABLED
           value: "true"
         - name: ZOOKEEPER_URL