diff --git a/robotframework-onap/ONAPLibrary/KafkaKeywords.py b/robotframework-onap/ONAPLibrary/KafkaKeywords.py
index 46e0b3b..2ebb902 100644
--- a/robotframework-onap/ONAPLibrary/KafkaKeywords.py
+++ b/robotframework-onap/ONAPLibrary/KafkaKeywords.py
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
         self._cache = utils.ConnectionCache('No Kafka Environments created')
 
     @keyword
-    def connect(self, alias, kafka_host, sasl_user, sasl_password, sasl_mechanism="SCRAM-SHA-512"):
+    def connect(self, alias, kafka_host, sasl_user, sasl_password, sasl_mechanism="PLAIN"):
         """connect to the specified kafka server"""
         client = {
             "bootstrap_servers": kafka_host,
-            "sasl_username": sasl_user,
-            "sasl_password": sasl_password,
+            "sasl_plain_username": sasl_user,
+            "sasl_plain_password": sasl_password,
             "security_protocol": 'SASL_PLAINTEXT',
             "ssl_context": ssl.create_default_context(),
             "sasl_mechanism": sasl_mechanism
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     def _get_producer(self, alias):
         cache = self._cache.switch(alias)
         prod = KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=cache['bootstrap_servers'],
-                             sasl_username=cache['sasl_username'],
-                             sasl_password=cache['sasl_password'],
+                             sasl_plain_username=cache['sasl_username'],
+                             sasl_plain_password=cache['sasl_password'],
                              security_protocol=cache['security_protocol'],
                              ssl_context=cache['ssl_context'],
                              sasl_mechanism=cache['sasl_mechanism'],
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
         cache = self._cache.switch(alias)
 
         consumer = KafkaConsumer(bootstrap_servers=cache['bootstrap_servers'],
-                                 sasl_username=cache['sasl_username'],
-                                 sasl_password=cache['sasl_password'],
+                                 sasl_plain_username=cache['sasl_username'],
+                                 sasl_plain_password=cache['sasl_password'],
                                  security_protocol=cache['security_protocol'],
                                  ssl_context=cache['ssl_context'],
                                  sasl_mechanism=cache['sasl_mechanism'],