diff --git a/.envrc.example b/.envrc.example
index 7ee0c5e..3995ae6 100644
--- a/.envrc.example
+++ b/.envrc.example
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export SNOWSQL_SCHEMA=public
 export RPK_BROKERS=localhost:19092
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=grpc-todo-app
 # The redpanda schema registry (internal to docker )
-export RP_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_INTERNAL=http://redpanda-0:8081
+export RP_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_INTERNAL=http://redpanda-0:18081
+# The redpanda schema registry (external to docker)
+export SCHEMA_REGISTRY=http://localhost:18081
 # Kafka Connect URL
 export KAFKA_CONNECT_URI=localhost:18083
 # gRPC service port
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ export PORT=9090
 # Redpanda Brokers
 export BROKERS="$RPK_BROKERS"
 # Topic to store the Todo
-export TOPICS=todo-list
+export TOPIC=todo-list
 # Running environment, typically used for grpcURL
 export ENV=dev
 # The consumer group used while consuming messages
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 003139c..4899a68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ An output similar to this,
 
 > **IMPORTANT**: Ensure the required environment variables are set. The following command expects the following variables
 >
-> - `$TOPICS`
+> - `$TOPIC`
 > - `$SNOWSQL_ACCOUNT`
 > - `$TODOAPP_USER`
 > - `$TODOAPP_USER_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY`
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ snowsql -u $TODOAPP_USER \
 --private-key-path="$DEMO_HOME/keys/rsa_key.p8" \
 --warehouse $SNOWSQL_WAREHOUSE \
 --dbname $TODOAPP_DATABASE \
---variable redpanda_topic=$TOPICS \
+--variable redpanda_topic=$TOPIC \
 --filename "$DEMO_HOME/etc/snowflake/todo_list_query.sql"
 ```
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ snowsql -u $TODOAPP_USER \
 --warehouse $SNOWSQL_WAREHOUSE \
 --dbname $TODOAPP_DATABASE \
 --variable todo_warehouse=$SNOWSQL_WAREHOUSE \
---variable topic_name=$TOPICS \
+--variable topic_name=$TOPIC \
 --variable table_name=$TODOS_TABLE \
 --filename "$DEMO_HOME/etc/snowflake/dynamic_table.sql"
 ```
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 600878f..cb4a5a3 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	config := config.New()
 	client, err := kgo.NewClient(
 		kgo.SeedBrokers(config.Seeds...),
-		kgo.ConsumeTopics(config.Topics...),
+		kgo.ConsumeTopics(config.Topic),
 		kgo.DefaultProduceTopic(config.DefaultProducerTopic()),
 		kgo.ConsumerGroup(config.ConsumerGroupID),
 		kgo.AllowAutoTopicCreation(),
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b4739b6..f966563 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ConsumerGroupID string   `env:"CONSUMER_GROUP_ID"`
 	Port            uint16   `env:"PORT" envDefault:"9090"`
 	Seeds           []string `env:"BROKERS" envSeparator:"," envDefault:"localhost:19092"`
-	Topics          []string `env:"TOPICS" envSeparator:","`
+	Topic           string   `env:"TOPIC" `
 	SchemaRegistry  string   `env:"SCHEMA_REGISTRY" envDefault:"localhost:18081"`
 	SchemaURL       string   `env:"SCHEMA_URL" envDefault:"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kameshsampath/demo-protos/main/todo/todo.proto"`
 }
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ func New() *Config {
 
 // DefaultProducerTopic gets the default topic that will be used as the producer topic
 func (c *Config) DefaultProducerTopic() string {
-	return c.Topics[0]
+	return c.Topic
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a4708a3..9a052c0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.7"
 name: grpc-todo-app
 networks:
   _network:
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - PORT=9090
       - BROKERS=redpanda-0:9092
-      - TOPICS=todo-list
+      - TOPIC=todo-list
       - ENV=dev
       - CONSUMER_GROUP_ID=grpc-todo-app
       - SCHEMA_REGISTRY=redpanda-0:8081
diff --git a/etc/config/todolist-snow-sink.json b/etc/config/todolist-snow-sink.json
index afd4262..3c9ac63 100644
--- a/etc/config/todolist-snow-sink.json
+++ b/etc/config/todolist-snow-sink.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "config": {
     "connector.class": "com.snowflake.kafka.connector.SnowflakeSinkConnector",
     "tasks.max": "8",
-    "topics": "${TOPICS}",
-    "snowflake.topic2table.map": "${TOPICS}:${TODO_LIST_TABLE}",
+    "topics": "${TOPIC}",
+    "snowflake.topic2table.map": "${TOPIC}:${TODO_LIST_TABLE}",
     "buffer.count.records": "10",
     "buffer.flush.time": "10",
     "buffer.size.bytes": "500",