diff --git a/molecule/topic_data_creation.yml b/molecule/topic_data_creation.yml
index fb9c34cd46..8400b4335c 100644
--- a/molecule/topic_data_creation.yml
+++ b/molecule/topic_data_creation.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
     - name: Create Topic Data
       shell: |
         seq 10 | kafka-console-producer --topic test-replicator-source \
-         --broker-list mds-kafka-broker1:9091 --producer.config /etc/kafka/client.properties
+         --bootstrap-server mds-kafka-broker1:9091 --producer.config /etc/kafka/client.properties
       run_once: true