diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2008c8f..87eac60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,32 @@ jobs:
       SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
       VERSION_BUMPER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_STEADYBIT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
       GCP_ARTIFACT_REGISTRY_IDENTITY_PROVIDER: ${{ secrets.GCP_ARTIFACT_REGISTRY_IDENTITY_PROVIDER }}
+
+  build-consumer-image:
+    name: Build Dummy Consumer Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Log in to the container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        id: push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@3b5e8027fcad23fda98b2e3ac259d8d67585f671
+        with:
+          context: ./test-dataset/dummyconsumer/
+          file: ./test-dataset/dummyconsumer/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: steadybit/extension-kafka/dummyconsumer:latest
diff --git a/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/Dockerfile b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b8a412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM golang:1.23 AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -o myapp
+
+FROM alpine:3.14
+
+ARG USERNAME=steadybit
+ARG USER_UID=10000
+
+RUN adduser -u $USER_UID -D $USERNAME
+
+USER $USERNAME
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /app/myapp /app/
+
+CMD ["/app/myapp"]
diff --git a/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.mod b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1df9d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module github.com/steadybit/extension-kafka/dummyconsummer
+
+go 1.23.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0
+	github.com/twmb/franz-go v1.18.0
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
+	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21 // indirect
+	github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg v1.9.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.sum b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e50ea26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
+github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 h1:YcnTYrq7MikUT7k0Yb5eceMmALQPYBW/Xltxn0NAMnU=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 h1:JITubQf0MOLdlGRuRq+jtsDlekdYPia9ZFsB8h/APPA=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21 h1:yOVMLb6qSIDP67pl/5F7RepeKYu/VmTyEXvuMI5d9mQ=
+github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21/go.mod h1:gZWDp/Ze/IJXGXf23ltt2EXimqmTUXEy0GFuRQyBid4=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
+github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 h1:1cU2KZkvPxNyfgEmhHAz/1A9Bz+llsdYzklWFzgp0r8=
+github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0/go.mod h1:/7mN4D5sKwJLZQ2b/znpjC3/GQWY/xaDXUM0kKWRHss=
+github.com/twmb/franz-go v1.18.0 h1:25FjMZfdozBywVX+5xrWC2W+W76i0xykKjTdEeD2ejw=
+github.com/twmb/franz-go v1.18.0/go.mod h1:zXCGy74M0p5FbXsLeASdyvfLFsBvTubVqctIaa5wQ+I=
+github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg v1.9.0 h1:JojYUph2TKAau6SBtErXpXGC7E3gg4vGZMv9xFU/B6M=
+github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg v1.9.0/go.mod h1:CMbfazviCyY6HM0SXuG5t9vOwYDHRCSrJJyBAe5paqg=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0 h1:dIJU/v2J8Mdglj/8rJ6UUOM3Zc9zLZxVZwwxMooUSAI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v8=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 h1:CM0HF96J0hcLAwsHPJZjfdNzs0gftsLfgKt57wWHJ0o=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/main.go b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/main.go
index 40857f2..34aab62 100644
--- a/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/main.go
+++ b/test-dataset/dummyconsumer/main.go
@@ -6,21 +6,49 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kgo"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl/plain"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	seeds := []string{"localhost:9092"}
+	// Configure
+	seeds, _ := os.LookupEnv("STEADYBIT_DUMMY_SEED_BROKERS")
+	if seeds == "" {
+		seeds = "kafka-demo.steadybit-demo.svc.cluster.local:9092"
+	}
+
+	saslUser, _ := os.LookupEnv("STEADYBIT_DUMMY_SASL_USER")
+	if saslUser == "" {
+		saslUser = "user1"
+	}
+
+	saslPassword, _ := os.LookupEnv("STEADYBIT_DUMMY_SASL_PASSWORD")
+	if saslPassword == "" {
+		saslPassword = "steadybit"
+	}
+
+	topic, _ := os.LookupEnv("STEADYBIT_DUMMY_TOPIC")
+	if topic == "" {
+		topic = "steadybit-demo"
+	}
+
+	consumer, _ := os.LookupEnv("STEADYBIT_DUMMY_CONSUMER_NAME")
+	if consumer == "" {
+		consumer = "steadybit-demo-consumer"
+	}
+
 	// One client can both produce and consume!
 	// Consuming can either be direct (no consumer group), or through a group. Below, we use a group.
 	cl, err := kgo.NewClient(
-		kgo.SeedBrokers(seeds...),
-		kgo.ConsumerGroup("dummy"),
-		kgo.ConsumeTopics("steadybit"),
+		kgo.SeedBrokers(strings.Split(seeds, ",")...),
+		kgo.ConsumerGroup(consumer),
+		kgo.ConsumeTopics(topic),
 		kgo.SASL(plain.Auth{
-			User: "consumer",
-			Pass: "consumer-secret",
+			User: saslUser,
+			Pass: saslPassword,
 		}.AsMechanism()),
 	)
+	log.Info().Msgf("Initiating consumer with kafka config: brokers %s, consumer name %s on topic %s with user %s", seeds, consumer, topic, saslUser)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}