diff --git a/conf/indexer_journal_client.yml b/conf/indexer_journal_client.yml
index de809b9..91877c9 100644
--- a/conf/indexer_journal_client.yml
+++ b/conf/indexer_journal_client.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-brokers:
-  - kafka
+journal:
+  brokers:
+    - kafka
+  group_id: swh.indexer.journal_client
+
 max_messages: 50
-consumer_id: swh.indexer.journal_client
 
 scheduler:
   cls: remote
   args:
     url: http://swh-scheduler-api:5008/
diff --git a/services/swh-indexer-journal-client/entrypoint.sh b/services/swh-indexer-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
index 17cf7bf..22d19d0 100755
--- a/services/swh-indexer-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/services/swh-indexer-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
 if [[ -d /src ]] ; then
     for srcrepo in /src/swh-* ; do
       pushd $srcrepo
       pip install -e .
       popd
     done
 fi
 
 echo Installed Python packages:
 pip list
 
 case "$1" in
     "shell")
       exec bash -i
       ;;
     *)
       echo "Starting swh-indexer-journal client"
-      exec wait-for-it kafka:9092 -s --timeout=0 -- python3 -m swh.indexer.journal_client
+      exec wait-for-it kafka:9092 -s --timeout=0 -- swh indexer --config-file /etc/softwareheritage/indexer/journal_client.yml journal-client
       ;;
 esac