diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 08cb2cd7..1b4da23c 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
-	"github.com/prometheus/common/expfmt"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/expfmt"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	kafkaSaslUsername      = ""
 	kafkaSaslPassword      = ""
 	serializer             Serializer
+	kafkaAcks              = "all"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -111,6 +113,9 @@ func init() {
 	if value := os.Getenv("KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD"); value != "" {
 		kafkaSaslPassword = value
 	}
+	if value := os.Getenv("KAFKA_ACKS"); value != "" {
+		kafkaAcks = value
+	}
 
 	if value := os.Getenv("MATCH"); value != "" {
 		matchList, err := parseMatchList(value)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e100e613..3553be6d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 		"batch.num.messages":  kafkaBatchNumMessages,
 		"go.batch.producer":   true,  // Enable batch producer (for increased performance).
 		"go.delivery.reports": false, // per-message delivery reports to the Events() channel
+		"acks":                kafkaAcks,
 	}
 
 	if kafkaSslClientCertFile != "" && kafkaSslClientKeyFile != "" && kafkaSslCACertFile != "" {