diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       - "5092:5092"
     env_file: ./env/kafka.env
     environment:
-      KAFKA_BROKER_ID: 1
+      # all other kafka config options are defined in env/kafka.env
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: swh.journal.objects.content:16:1,
         swh.journal.objects.directory:16:1,
         swh.journal.objects.extid:16:1:compact,
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
         swh.journal.objects.skipped_content:16:1,
         swh.journal.objects.snapshot:16:1,
         swh.journal.indexed.origin_intrinsic_metadata:16:1
-      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: PLAINTEXT://kafka:9092,PLAINTEXT_HOST://127.0.0.1:5092
-      KAFKA_LISTENERS: PLAINTEXT://:9092,PLAINTEXT_HOST://:5092
-      KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,PLAINTEXT_HOST:PLAINTEXT
-      KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME: PLAINTEXT
     depends_on:
       - zookeeper
     healthcheck:
diff --git a/docker/env/kafka.env b/docker/env/kafka.env
--- a/docker/env/kafka.env
+++ b/docker/env/kafka.env
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME=kafka
-KAFKA_ADVERTISED_PORT=9092
-KAFKA_PORT=9092
-KAFKA_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://:9092
-KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://kafka:9092
+KAFKA_BROKER_ID=1
+KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS=DOCKER://kafka:9092,HOST://localhost:5092
+KAFKA_LISTENERS=DOCKER://:9092,HOST://:5092
+KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP=DOCKER:PLAINTEXT,HOST:PLAINTEXT
+KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME=DOCKER
 KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT=zookeeper:2181
 KAFKA_MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES=104857600
 KAFKA_JMX_OPTS=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=kafka -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=1099