diff --git a/runbullet/backend/kafka/__init__.py b/runbullet/backend/kafka/__init__.py
index 0cfd797e0..c0fabbfff 100644
--- a/runbullet/backend/kafka/__init__.py
+++ b/runbullet/backend/kafka/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class KafkaBackend(Backend):
 
         self._init_producer()
         self.producer.send(self.topic, msg)
+        self.producer.flush()
 
     def run(self):
         self.consumer = KafkaConsumer(self.topic, bootstrap_servers=self.server)
diff --git a/runbullet/bin/pusher b/runbullet/bin/pusher
index 0fb06bb2b..2eebb3cf2 100755
--- a/runbullet/bin/pusher
+++ b/runbullet/bin/pusher
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def main():
     backend = get_backend(config)
     if isinstance(backend, Pushbullet):
         send_pb_message(backend, config['backend.pushbullet']['device'], msg)
-    elif isinstance(backend, Pushbullet):
+    elif isinstance(backend, KafkaBackend):
         send_kafka_message(backend, msg)