diff --git a/pyMetadata/app.py b/pyMetadata/app.py
index 9cf15104..1c50f30f 100644
--- a/pyMetadata/app.py
+++ b/pyMetadata/app.py
@@ -78,13 +78,17 @@ class KafkaConsumerThread(threading.Thread):
         self.shutdown = threading.Event()
 
     def run(self):
-        consumer = KafkaConsumer(
-            self.topic,
-            bootstrap_servers=self.bootstrap_servers,
-            group_id=self.consumer_group,
-            key_deserializer=lambda x: decode_key(x),
-            value_deserializer=lambda x: decode_value(x)
-        )
+        consumer = None
+        try:
+            consumer = KafkaConsumer(
+                self.topic,
+                bootstrap_servers=self.bootstrap_servers,
+                group_id=self.consumer_group,
+                key_deserializer=lambda x: decode_key(x),
+                value_deserializer=lambda x: decode_value(x)
+            )
+        except:
+            self.stop()
 
         logger.info("Kafka Consumer started")