diff --git a/engine/poster_test.go b/engine/poster_test.go
index 7cf764283..b0573f35f 100644
--- a/engine/poster_test.go
+++ b/engine/poster_test.go
@@ -41,3 +41,28 @@ func TestAMQPPosterParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,recived: %s", utils.ToJSON(expected), utils.ToJSON(amqp))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestKafkaParseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	u := "127.0.0.1:9092?topic=cdr_billing"
+	exp := &KafkaPoster{
+		dialURL:  "127.0.0.1:9092",
+		topic:    "cdr_billing",
+		attempts: 10,
+	}
+	if kfk, err := NewKafkaPoster(u, 10); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, kfk) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,recived: %s", utils.ToJSON(exp), utils.ToJSON(kfk))
+	}
+	u = "localhost:9092?topic=cdr_billing"
+	exp = &KafkaPoster{
+		dialURL:  "localhost:9092",
+		topic:    "cdr_billing",
+		attempts: 10,
+	}
+	if kfk, err := NewKafkaPoster(u, 10); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(exp, kfk) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,recived: %s", utils.ToJSON(exp), utils.ToJSON(kfk))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/pstr_kafka.go b/engine/pstr_kafka.go
index c88996a0a..a02fe8620 100644
--- a/engine/pstr_kafka.go
+++ b/engine/pstr_kafka.go
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ import (
 
 // NewKafkaPoster creates a kafka poster
 func NewKafkaPoster(dialURL string, attempts int) (*KafkaPoster, error) {
-	amqp := &KafkaPoster{
+	kfkPstr := &KafkaPoster{
 		attempts: attempts,
 	}
-	if err := amqp.parseURL(dialURL); err != nil {
+	if err := kfkPstr.parseURL(dialURL); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return amqp, nil
+	return kfkPstr, nil
 }
 
 // KafkaPoster is a kafka poster
@@ -48,14 +48,19 @@ type KafkaPoster struct {
 }
 
 func (pstr *KafkaPoster) parseURL(dialURL string) error {
-	u, err := url.Parse(dialURL)
+	pstr.topic = defaultQueueID
+	i := strings.IndexByte(dialURL, '?')
+	if i < 0 {
+		pstr.dialURL = dialURL
+		return nil
+	}
+	pstr.dialURL = dialURL[:i]
+	rawQuery := dialURL[i+1:]
+	qry, err := url.ParseQuery(rawQuery)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	qry := u.Query()
-
 	pstr.dialURL = strings.Split(dialURL, "?")[0]
-	pstr.topic = defaultQueueID
 	if vals, has := qry[utils.KafkaTopic]; has && len(vals) != 0 {
 		pstr.topic = vals[0]
 	}
diff --git a/ers/kafka.go b/ers/kafka.go
index 1944c6b3b..dda7cb60c 100644
--- a/ers/kafka.go
+++ b/ers/kafka.go
@@ -182,22 +182,28 @@ func (rdr *KafkaER) processMessage(msg []byte) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (rdr *KafkaER) setURL(dialURL string) (err error) {
-	var u *url.URL
-	if u, err = url.Parse(dialURL); err != nil {
+	rdr.topic = defaultTopic
+	rdr.groupID = defaultGroupID
+	rdr.maxWait = defaultMaxWait
+
+	i := strings.IndexByte(dialURL, '?')
+	if i < 0 {
+		rdr.dialURL = dialURL
+		return
+	}
+	rdr.dialURL = dialURL[:i]
+	rawQuery := dialURL[i+1:]
+	var qry url.Values
+	if qry, err = url.ParseQuery(rawQuery); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	qry := u.Query()
 
-	rdr.dialURL = strings.Split(dialURL, "?")[0]
-	rdr.topic = defaultTopic
 	if vals, has := qry[utils.KafkaTopic]; has && len(vals) != 0 {
 		rdr.topic = vals[0]
 	}
-	rdr.groupID = defaultGroupID
 	if vals, has := qry[utils.KafkaGroupID]; has && len(vals) != 0 {
 		rdr.groupID = vals[0]
 	}
-	rdr.maxWait = defaultMaxWait
 	if vals, has := qry[utils.KafkaMaxWait]; has && len(vals) != 0 {
 		rdr.maxWait, err = time.ParseDuration(vals[0])
 	}
diff --git a/ers/kafka_test.go b/ers/kafka_test.go
index 0eb0301ec..40de4f6f8 100644
--- a/ers/kafka_test.go
+++ b/ers/kafka_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,27 @@ func TestKafkaSetURL(t *testing.T) {
 		groupID: "cgrates",
 		maxWait: time.Millisecond,
 	}
-	if err := k.setURL(":"); err == nil {
+	if err := k.setURL("127.0.0.1?%"); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected error received: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	k = new(KafkaER)
+	expKafka = &KafkaER{
+		dialURL: "127.0.0.1:2013",
+		topic:   "cdrs",
+		groupID: "new",
+		maxWait: time.Second,
+	}
+	url = "127.0.0.1:2013?topic=cdrs&group_id=new&max_wait=1s"
+	if err := k.setURL(url); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if expKafka.dialURL != k.dialURL {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,received: %s", expKafka.dialURL, k.dialURL)
+	} else if expKafka.topic != k.topic {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,received: %s", expKafka.topic, k.topic)
+	} else if expKafka.groupID != k.groupID {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,received: %s", expKafka.groupID, k.groupID)
+	} else if expKafka.maxWait != k.maxWait {
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,received: %s", expKafka.maxWait, k.maxWait)
+	}
 }