diff --git a/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2 b/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
index b8139c85..20503f1a 100644
--- a/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
+++ b/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ group_id = {{ KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_GROUP_ID }}
 topic = alarm-state-transitions
 consumer_id = 1
 client_id = 1
-database_batch_size = {{ KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_BATCH_SIZE }}
+batch_size = {{ KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_BATCH_SIZE }}
 max_wait_time_seconds = {{ KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_WAIT_TIME }}
 # The following 3 values are set to the kakfa-python defaults
 fetch_size_bytes = 4096
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ group_id = {{ KAFKA_METRICS_GROUP_ID }}
 topic = metrics
 consumer_id = 1
 client_id = 1
-database_batch_size = {{ KAFKA_METRICS_BATCH_SIZE }}
+batch_size = {{ KAFKA_METRICS_BATCH_SIZE }}
 max_wait_time_seconds = {{ KAFKA_METRICS_WAIT_TIME }}
 # The following 3 values are set to the kakfa-python defaults
 fetch_size_bytes = 4096