diff --git a/azkaban-exec-server/src/main/java/azkaban/execapp/JobRunner.java b/azkaban-exec-server/src/main/java/azkaban/execapp/JobRunner.java
index 41a34fc..5dbfee1 100644
--- a/azkaban-exec-server/src/main/java/azkaban/execapp/JobRunner.java
+++ b/azkaban-exec-server/src/main/java/azkaban/execapp/JobRunner.java
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public class JobRunner extends EventHandler implements Runnable {
private KafkaLog4jAppender createKafkaAppender() throws UndefinedPropertyException {
KafkaLog4jAppender kafkaProducer = new KafkaLog4jAppender();
- kafkaProducer.setSyncSend(true);
+ kafkaProducer.setSyncSend(false);
kafkaProducer.setBrokerList(azkabanProps.getString(ServerProperties.AZKABAN_SERVER_LOGGING_KAFKA_BROKERLIST));
kafkaProducer.setTopic(azkabanProps.getString(ServerProperties.AZKABAN_SERVER_LOGGING_KAFKA_TOPIC));