diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topic.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topic.scala
index bd995a2b2..205a17f17 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topic.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topic.scala
@@ -130,13 +130,15 @@ object Topic {
       override def setUp[F[_]: Sync](
           bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
           schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+          configs: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty,
       ): F[Unit] =
         for {
           _ <- AdminApi.createTopicsIdempotent(
             bootstrapServers.bs,
-            config
+            List(config),
+            configs
           )
-          _ <- registerSchemas(schemaRegistryUri)
+          _ <- registerSchemas(schemaRegistryUri, configs)
         } yield ()
     }
 
@@ -165,8 +167,9 @@ object Topic {
 
           override def setUp[F[_]: Sync](
               bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
-              schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl
-          ): F[Unit] = fa.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri)
+              schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+              configs: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty,
+          ): F[Unit] = fa.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri, configs)
 
           override def name: TopicName = fa.name
           override def purpose: TopicPurpose = fa.purpose
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topical.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topical.scala
index 9eea99ec0..315da9b58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topical.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topical.scala
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ trait Topical[A, B] {
   def setUp[F[_]: Sync](
       bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
       schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+      configs: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty,
   ): F[Unit]
 
   def registerSchemas[F[_]: Sync](
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topics.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topics.scala
index f7c683700..a32db258d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topics.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/Topics.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ object Topics {
     def tailSetUp[F[_]: Sync](
         bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
         schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+        configs: Map[String, Object],
     ): F[Unit]
 
     def tailRegisterSchemas[F[_]: Sync](
@@ -80,9 +81,10 @@ object Topics {
     final override def setUp[F[_]: Sync](
         bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
         schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+        configs: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty,
     ): F[Unit] =
-      topic.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri) *>
-      tailSetUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri)
+      topic.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri, configs) *>
+      tailSetUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri, configs)
   }
 
   private final case class SingletonTopics[K, V](
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ object Topics {
     override def tailSetUp[F[_]: Sync](
         bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
         schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
+        configs: Map[String, Object],
     ): F[Unit] = Applicative[F].unit
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +128,8 @@ object Topics {
     override def tailSetUp[F[_]: Sync](
         bootstrapServers: BootstrapServers,
         schemaRegistryUri: SchemaRegistryUrl,
-    ): F[Unit] = tail.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri)
+        configs: Map[String, Object],
+    ): F[Unit] = tail.setUp(bootstrapServers, schemaRegistryUri, configs)
   }
 
   def uncons[K, V, S <: Coproduct, T <: Coproduct](
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/admin/AdminApi.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/admin/AdminApi.scala
index 896d6aae2..b3fd4f8d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/admin/AdminApi.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/banno/kafka/admin/AdminApi.scala
@@ -130,9 +130,12 @@ object AdminApi {
 
   def createTopicsIdempotent[F[_]: Sync](
       bootstrapServers: String,
-      topics: Iterable[NewTopic]
+      topics: Iterable[NewTopic],
+      configs: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty,
   ): F[CreateTopicsResult] =
-    AdminApi.resource[F](BootstrapServers(bootstrapServers)).use(_.createTopicsIdempotent(topics))
+    AdminApi.resource[F](
+      Map[String, Object](BootstrapServers(bootstrapServers)) ++ configs
+    ).use(_.createTopicsIdempotent(topics))
 
   def createTopicsIdempotent[F[_]: Sync](
       bootstrapServers: String,