diff --git a/dendrite-config.yaml b/dendrite-config.yaml
index 0fc8e8baa..0a4402fc2 100644
--- a/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ kafka:
     topics:
         input_room_event: roomserverInput
         output_room_event: roomserverOutput
+        user_updates: userUpdates
 
 # The postgres connection configs for connecting to the databases e.g a postgres:// URI
 database: