diff --git a/helm/templates/strimzi/kafka-cluster.yaml b/helm/templates/strimzi/kafka-cluster.yaml
index 29356d391c3c43742d08d5ddbc3a25ec8c903034..87f5e67c64aa6c3bb9de112334a28318dbf27c7a 100644
--- a/helm/templates/strimzi/kafka-cluster.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/strimzi/kafka-cluster.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ spec:
         configMapKeyRef:
           name: kafka-metrics
           key: kafka-metrics-config.yml
+    config:
+      message.max.bytes: "134217728" # 128 MB
+      replica.fetch.max.bytes: "134217728" #128 MB
+      auto.create.topics.enable: false
+      log.retention.ms: "7200000" # 2h
+      metrics.sample.window.ms: "5000" #5s
   
   kafkaExporter: {}