diff --git a/ccx_messaging/publishers/kafka_publisher.py b/ccx_messaging/publishers/kafka_publisher.py
index bf02b5fa..e2c9aab0 100644
--- a/ccx_messaging/publishers/kafka_publisher.py
+++ b/ccx_messaging/publishers/kafka_publisher.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def publish(self, input_msg: dict, report: str):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def error(self, input_msg: dict, ex: Exception):
-        """Handle pipeline errores by logging them."""
+        """Handle pipeline errors by logging them."""
         # The super call is probably unnecessary because the default behavior
         # is to do nothing, but let's call it in case it ever does anything.
         super().error(input_msg, ex)
diff --git a/ccx_messaging/utils/clowder.py b/ccx_messaging/utils/clowder.py
index 5837b10f..18562b71 100644
--- a/ccx_messaging/utils/clowder.py
+++ b/ccx_messaging/utils/clowder.py
@@ -36,35 +36,42 @@ def apply_clowder_config(manifest):
             pt_watcher = watcher
             break
 
-    clowder_broker_config = app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka.brokers[0]
-    kafka_url = f"{clowder_broker_config.hostname}:{clowder_broker_config.port}"
-    logger.debug("Kafka URL: %s", kafka_url)
-
-    kafka_broker_config = {"bootstrap.servers": kafka_url}
-
-    if clowder_broker_config.cacert:
-        # Current Kafka library is not able to handle the CA file, only a path to it
-        # FIXME: Duplicating parameters in order to be used by both Kafka libraries
-        ssl_ca_location = app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka_ca()
-        kafka_broker_config["ssl.ca.location"] = ssl_ca_location
-
-    if BrokerConfigAuthtypeEnum.valueAsString(clowder_broker_config.authtype) == "sasl":
-        kafka_broker_config.update(
-            {
-                "sasl.mechanisms": clowder_broker_config.sasl.saslMechanism,
-                "sasl.username": clowder_broker_config.sasl.username,
-                "sasl.password": clowder_broker_config.sasl.password,
-                "security.protocol": clowder_broker_config.sasl.securityProtocol,
-            }
-        )
-
-    config["service"]["consumer"]["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
-    config["service"]["publisher"]["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
-
-    if pt_watcher:
-        pt_watcher["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
-
-    logger.info("Kafka configuration updated from Clowder configuration")
+    numBrokers = app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka.brokers
+    if numBrokers > 0:
+        broker_addresses = []
+        for broker in app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka.brokers:
+            if broker.Port:
+                broker_addresses.append(f"{broker.Hostname}:{broker.Port}")
+            else:
+                broker_addresses.append(broker.Hostname)
+        bootstrap_servers = "".join(broker_addresses, ",")
+        logger.debug("Kafka bootstrap server URLs: %s", bootstrap_servers)
+        kafka_broker_config = {"bootstrap.servers": bootstrap_servers}
+
+        clowder_broker_config = app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka.brokers[0]
+        if clowder_broker_config.cacert:
+            # Current Kafka library is not able to handle the CA file, only a path to it
+            # FIXME: Duplicating parameters in order to be used by both Kafka libraries
+            ssl_ca_location = app_common_python.LoadedConfig.kafka_ca()
+            kafka_broker_config["ssl.ca.location"] = ssl_ca_location
+
+        if BrokerConfigAuthtypeEnum.valueAsString(clowder_broker_config.authtype) == "sasl":
+            kafka_broker_config.update(
+                {
+                    "sasl.mechanisms": clowder_broker_config.sasl.saslMechanism,
+                    "sasl.username": clowder_broker_config.sasl.username,
+                    "sasl.password": clowder_broker_config.sasl.password,
+                    "security.protocol": clowder_broker_config.sasl.securityProtocol,
+                }
+            )
+
+            config["service"]["consumer"]["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
+            config["service"]["publisher"]["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
+
+        if pt_watcher:
+            pt_watcher["kwargs"]["kafka_broker_config"] = kafka_broker_config
+
+        logger.info("Kafka configuration updated from Clowder configuration")
 
     consumer_topic = config["service"]["consumer"]["kwargs"].get("incoming_topic")
     dlq_topic = config["service"]["consumer"]["kwargs"].get("dead_letter_queue_topic")