diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 77d2f0872..41b450d67 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ kafka_pillar() {
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"kafka:"\
 		"  cluster_id: $KAFKACLUSTERID"\
-		"  certpass: $KAFKAPASS" > $kafka_pillar_file
+		"  password: $KAFKAPASS" > $kafka_pillar_file
 }
 
 logrotate_pillar() {