diff --git a/conf/journal_publisher.yml b/conf/journal_publisher.yml
--- a/conf/journal_publisher.yml
+++ b/conf/journal_publisher.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
   - kafka
 
 temporary_prefix: swh.tmp.journal.new
-
-storage:
-  cls: remote
-  args:
-    url: http://swh-storage:5002/
-
-max_messages: 1
+final_prefix: swh.journal.objects
+consumer_id: swh.journal.publisher
+publisher_id: swh.journal.publisher
 
 object_types:
   - content
@@ -17,3 +13,10 @@
   - origin
   - origin_visit
   - snapshot
+
+storage:
+  cls: remote
+  args:
+    url: http://swh-storage:5002/
+
+max_messages: 1
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -330,11 +330,13 @@
     image: swh/stack
     build: ./
     entrypoint: /swh-journal-publisher/entrypoint.sh
+    environment:
+      SWH_CONFIG_FILENAME: /journal_publisher.yml
     depends_on:
       - kafka
       - swh-storage-listener
     volumes:
-      - "./conf/journal_publisher.yml:/etc/softwareheritage/journal/publisher.yml:ro"
+      - "./conf/journal_publisher.yml:/journal_publisher.yml:ro"
 
   swh-journal-client:
     image: swh/stack
diff --git a/services/swh-journal-publisher/entrypoint.sh b/services/swh-journal-publisher/entrypoint.sh
--- a/services/swh-journal-publisher/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/services/swh-journal-publisher/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       exec bash -i
       ;;
     *)
-        echo "Starting swh-journal-publisher"
-        exec wait-for-it kafka:9092 -s --timeout=0 -- python3 -m swh.journal.publisher
+      echo "Starting swh-journal-publisher"
+      exec wait-for-it kafka:9092 -s --timeout=0 -- swh-journal publisher
       ;;
 esac