diff --git a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/app.yaml b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/app.yaml
index 01c9014..1a9d40a 100644
--- a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/app.yaml
+++ b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/app.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
         ports:
         - name: http
           containerPort: $MR_KAFKA_PORT
+        - name: http-external
+          containerPort: $MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT
         env:
         - name: enableCadi
           value: 'false'
@@ -90,11 +92,11 @@
         - name: KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_SESSION_TIMEOUT_MS
           value: '40000'
         - name: KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP
-          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT'
+          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,PLAINTEXT_HOST:PLAINTEXT'
         - name: KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS
-          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://$MR_KAFKA_SERVICE_PATH'
+          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://$MR_KAFKA_SERVICE_PATH,PLAINTEXT_HOST://localhost:$MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT'
         - name: KAFKA_LISTENERS
-          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_PORT'
+          value: 'INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_PORT,PLAINTEXT_HOST://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT'
         - name: KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME
           value: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT
         - name: KAFKA_CONFLUENT_SUPPORT_METRICS_ENABLE
diff --git a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/docker-compose.yml b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/docker-compose.yml
index c2c1fba..492fab1 100644
--- a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@
    container_name: $MR_KAFKA_APP_NAME
    ports:
     - "$MR_KAFKA_PORT:$MR_KAFKA_PORT"
+    - "$MR_KAFKA_DOCKER_LOCALHOST_PORT:$MR_KAFKA_DOCKER_LOCALHOST_PORT"
    environment:
     enableCadi: 'false'
     KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: $MR_ZOOKEEPER_APP_NAME:$MR_ZOOKEEPER_PORT
     KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 40000
     KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_SESSION_TIMEOUT_MS: 40000
-    KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT
-    KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://$MR_KAFKA_SERVICE_PATH
-    KAFKA_LISTENERS: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_PORT
+    KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL_PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,PLAINTEXT_HOST:PLAINTEXT
+    KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://$MR_KAFKA_SERVICE_PATH,PLAINTEXT_HOST://localhost:$MR_KAFKA_DOCKER_LOCALHOST_PORT
+    KAFKA_LISTENERS: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_PORT,PLAINTEXT_HOST://0.0.0.0:$MR_KAFKA_DOCKER_LOCALHOST_PORT
     KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME: INTERNAL_PLAINTEXT
     KAFKA_CONFLUENT_SUPPORT_METRICS_ENABLE: 'false'
     KAFKA_OPTS: -Djava.security.auth.login.config=/etc/kafka/secrets/jaas/zk_client_jaas.conf
diff --git a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/svc.yaml b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/svc.yaml
index 446c59d..913b13e 100644
--- a/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/svc.yaml
+++ b/test/simulator-group/dmaapmr/svc.yaml
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@
     run: $MR_KAFKA_APP_NAME
     autotest: DMAAPMR
 spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
+  type: NodePort
   ports:
   - port: $MR_KAFKA_PORT
     targetPort: $MR_KAFKA_PORT
     protocol: TCP
     name: http
+  - port: $MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT
+    targetPort: $MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT
+    protocol: TCP
+    name: http-external
+    nodePort: $MR_KAFKA_KUBE_NODE_PORT
   selector:
     run: $MR_KAFKA_APP_NAME
 ---