diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 29593eaeb5a..4ac2ee442d0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ services:
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: 'zookeeper:2181'
       KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: 'PLAINTEXT://kafka:9092'
       KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR: '1'
+      KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_NUM_PARTITIONS: '1'
+      KAFKA_LOG_RETENTION_HOURS: '24'
       KAFKA_MESSAGE_MAX_BYTES: '50000000' #50MB or bust
       KAFKA_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE: '50000000' #50MB on requests apparently too
       CONFLUENT_SUPPORT_METRICS_ENABLE: 'false'