diff --git a/documentation/compose/kafka-ssl.yml b/documentation/compose/kafka-ssl.yml
index 367874fc5c..d257f738cc 100644
--- a/documentation/compose/kafka-ssl.yml
+++ b/documentation/compose/kafka-ssl.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_CLUSTERS_0_ZOOKEEPER: zookeeper0:2181
       KAFKA_CLUSTERS_0_PROPERTIES_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_LOCATION: /kafka.truststore.jks
       KAFKA_CLUSTERS_0_PROPERTIES_SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD: secret
+      KAFKA_CLUSTERS_0_PROPERTIES_SSL_ENDPOINT_IDENTIFICATION_ALGORITHM: "" # DISABLE COMMON NAME VERIFICATION
     volumes:
       - ./ssl/kafka.truststore.jks:/kafka.truststore.jks