diff --git a/connectiva/protocols/kafka_protocol.py b/connectiva/protocols/kafka_protocol.py
index 803e72a..38a1b6d 100644
--- a/connectiva/protocols/kafka_protocol.py
+++ b/connectiva/protocols/kafka_protocol.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from kafka import KafkaProducer, KafkaConsumer
-from kafka.errors import KafkaError
+from kafka import KafkaProducer, KafkaConsumer, KafkaAdminClient
+from kafka.admin import NewTopic
+from kafka.errors import KafkaError, TopicAlreadyExistsError
+from kafka.structs import TopicPartition
 from typing import Dict, Any
 from connectiva import CommunicationMethod, Message
 import json
@@ -19,8 +21,11 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.endpoint = kwargs.get("endpoint")
         self.topic = kwargs.get("topic")
         self.group_id = kwargs.get("group_id")
+        self.partitions = kwargs.get("partitions", 1)
+        self.replication_factor = kwargs.get("replication_factor", 1)
         self.producer = None
         self.consumer = None
+        self.admin_client = None
 
         # Parse the endpoint to get broker list
         self.broker_list = self._parse_endpoint(self.endpoint)
@@ -40,9 +45,39 @@ def _parse_endpoint(self, endpoint: str) -> list:
         self.logger.debug(f"Parsed brokers: {brokers}")
         return brokers
 
+    def create_topic(self):
+        """
+        Create Kafka topic if it does not exist.
+        """
+        try:
+            self.admin_client = KafkaAdminClient(bootstrap_servers=self.broker_list)
+            topic_list = self.admin_client.list_topics()
+            if self.topic not in topic_list:
+                self.logger.info(f"Creating topic {self.topic}...")
+                new_topic = NewTopic(
+                    name=self.topic,
+                    num_partitions=self.partitions,
+                    replication_factor=self.replication_factor
+                )
+                self.admin_client.create_topics([new_topic])
+                self.logger.info(f"Topic {self.topic} created successfully!")
+            else:
+                self.logger.info(f"Topic {self.topic} already exists.")
+        except TopicAlreadyExistsError:
+            self.logger.info(f"Topic {self.topic} already exists.")
+        except KafkaError as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to create topic: {e}")
+            raise
+        finally:
+            if self.admin_client:
+                self.admin_client.close()
+
     def connect(self):
         self.logger.info(f"Connecting to Kafka brokers at {self.broker_list}...")
         try:
+            # Create the topic if it doesn't exist
+            self.create_topic()
+
             # Initialize Kafka producer
             self.producer = KafkaProducer(
                 bootstrap_servers=self.broker_list,
@@ -61,6 +96,7 @@ def connect(self):
                     value_deserializer=lambda x: json.loads(x.decode('utf-8'))
                 )
                 self.logger.info("Kafka consumer connected.")
+                self.consumer.subscribe([self.topic])  # Subscribe to the topic
             else:
                 self.logger.info("No consumer group ID provided; skipping consumer initialization.")
 
@@ -95,8 +131,18 @@ def receive(self) -> Message:
     def seek_to_end(self):
         """Move the consumer to the end of the log for the current topic."""
         if self.consumer:
-            self.consumer.seek_to_end()
-            self.logger.info("Moved consumer to the end of the log.")
+            try:
+                partitions = self.consumer.partitions_for_topic(self.topic)
+                if not partitions:
+                    self.logger.error(f"No partitions found for topic {self.topic}.")
+                    return
+
+                topic_partitions = [TopicPartition(self.topic, p) for p in partitions]
+                self.consumer.assign(topic_partitions)  # Ensure partitions are assigned
+                self.consumer.seek_to_end()
+                self.logger.info("Moved consumer to the end of the log.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.error(f"Failed to seek to end: {e}")
 
     def disconnect(self):
         self.logger.info("Disconnecting from Kafka...")
diff --git a/tests/test_kafka_protocol.py b/tests/test_kafka_protocol.py
index 83f6559..0b503ba 100644
--- a/tests/test_kafka_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/test_kafka_protocol.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
             endpoint='kafka://localhost:9092',  # Correct Kafka endpoint format
             topic='test_topic',
             group_id='test_group',
+            partitions=1,  # Define the number of partitions
+            replication_factor=1,  # Define the replication factor
             log=True,  # Enable logging to stdout
             log_file=cls.log_file,  # Enable logging to file
             log_level="DEBUG"