diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 2a7c93bf..95ad1096 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ ENV \
     ZOOKEEPER_URI=zookeeper:2181 \
     KAFKA_URI=kafka:9092 \
     KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_BATCH_SIZE=1000 \
+    KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_GROUP_ID=1_events \
     KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_PROCESSORS=1 \
     KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_WAIT_TIME=15 \
     KAFKA_LEGACY_CLIENT_ENABLED=true \
     KAFKA_METRICS_BATCH_SIZE=1000 \
+    KAFKA_METRICS_GROUP_ID=1_metrics \
     KAFKA_METRICS_PROCESSORS=1 \
     KAFKA_METRICS_WAIT_TIME=15 \
     KAFKA_WAIT_FOR_TOPICS=alarm-state-transitions,metrics \
diff --git a/docker/README.rst b/docker/README.rst
index 26c385b9..f4b049d6 100644
--- a/docker/README.rst
+++ b/docker/README.rst
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ VERBOSE                         true              If true, enable info logging
 ZOOKEEPER_URI                   zookeeper:2181    The host and port for zookeeper
 KAFKA_URI                       kafka:9092        The host and port for kafka
 KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_BATCH_SIZE  1000              Kafka consumer takes messages in a batch
+KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_GROUP_ID    1_events          Kafka Group from which persister get alarm history
 KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_PROCESSORS  1                 Number of processes for alarm history topic
 KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_WAIT_TIME   15                Seconds to wait if the batch size is not reached
 KAFKA_EVENTS_ENABLE             false             Enable events persister
 KAFKA_LEGACY_CLIENT_ENABLED     true              Enable legacy Kafka client
 KAFKA_METRICS_BATCH_SIZE        1000              Kafka consumer takes messages in a batch
+KAFKA_METRICS_GROUP_ID          1_metrics         Kafka Group from which persister get metrics
 KAFKA_METRICS_PROCESSORS        1                 Number of processes for metrics topic
 KAFKA_METRICS_WAIT_TIME         15                Seconds to wait if the batch size is not reached
 DATABASE_BACKEND                influxdb          Select for backend database
diff --git a/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2 b/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
index 6c77b28c..b8139c85 100644
--- a/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
+++ b/docker/monasca-persister.conf.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ partition_interval_recheck_seconds = 15
 [kafka_alarm_history]
 # Comma separated list of Kafka broker host:port.
 uri = {{ KAFKA_URI }}
-group_id = 1_alarm-state-transitions
+group_id = {{ KAFKA_ALARM_HISTORY_GROUP_ID }}
 topic = alarm-state-transitions
 consumer_id = 1
 client_id = 1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ batch_size = 1
 [kafka_metrics]
 # Comma separated list of Kafka broker host:port
 uri = {{ KAFKA_URI }}
-group_id = 1_metrics
+group_id = {{ KAFKA_METRICS_GROUP_ID }}
 topic = metrics
 consumer_id = 1
 client_id = 1