diff --git a/.github/workflows/springwolf-kafka.yml b/.github/workflows/springwolf-kafka.yml
index 2f8709d67..5526e5a4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/springwolf-kafka.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/springwolf-kafka.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/springwolf-kafka.yml'
       - 'springwolf-core/**'
+      - 'springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/**'
       - 'springwolf-examples/springwolf-kafka-example/**'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/build.gradle b/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/build.gradle
index e4440a264..0ed8c6879 100644
--- a/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -9,17 +9,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'io.github.springwolf'
-version '0.2.0'
+version '0.3.0'
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
 repositories {
-    // For local development with snapshots
-    mavenLocal() {
-        content {
-            includeGroup "io.github.springwolf"
-        }
-    }
-
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +28,6 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.4'
 
     testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
-    testImplementation('org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka-test')
 
     testCompile 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.4'
     testAnnotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.4'
@@ -81,7 +73,7 @@ def pomConfig = {
     }
 
     scm {
-        url 'https://github.com/springwolf/springwolf-kafka'
+        url 'https://github.com/springwolf/springwolf-core'
     }
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +98,7 @@ publishing {
                 def root = asNode()
                 root.appendNode('description', 'Automated JSON API documentation for Kafka Listeners built with Spring')
                 root.appendNode('name', 'springwolf-kafka')
-                root.appendNode('url', 'https://github.com/springwolf/springwolf-kafka')
+                root.appendNode('url', 'https://github.com/springwolf/springwolf-core')
                 root.children().last() + pomConfig
 
                 def pomFile = file("${project.buildDir}/generated-pom.xml")
diff --git a/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/stavshamir/springwolf/asyncapi/SpringwolfKafkaController.java b/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/stavshamir/springwolf/asyncapi/SpringwolfKafkaController.java
index afa6fb114..e2c4e6b4f 100644
--- a/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/stavshamir/springwolf/asyncapi/SpringwolfKafkaController.java
+++ b/springwolf-plugins/springwolf-kafka-plugin/src/main/java/io/github/stavshamir/springwolf/asyncapi/SpringwolfKafkaController.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import io.github.stavshamir.springwolf.producer.SpringwolfKafkaProducer;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ public class SpringwolfKafkaController {
 
     @PostMapping("/publish")
     public void publish(@RequestParam String topic, @RequestBody Map<String, Object> payload) {
+        if (!kafkaProducer.isEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("Kafka producer is not enabled - message will not be published");
+            throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "Kafka producer is not enabled");
+        }
+
         log.info("Publishing to kafka topic {}: {}", topic, payload);
         kafkaProducer.send(topic, payload);
     }