diff --git a/apps/system-log/base/backend-deployment.yaml b/apps/system-log/base/backend-deployment.yaml
index f72cce4..011d128 100644
--- a/apps/system-log/base/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/system-log/base/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ spec:
               value: system-log-stage
             - name: KAFKA_CLIENT_ID
               value: system-log-stage
+            - name: KAFKA_PEM_PATH
+              value: "/tmp"
             - name: DJANGO_HOST
               value: http://backend.django.svc.cluster.local:8000
             - name: POSTGRES_ADDRESS