diff --git a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller.go b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller.go
index 2f62f52c8..c6ed37b9b 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (a *AddonController) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			)).
 		WithScheme(addonScheme)
 	if config.TransporterProtocol() == transport.StrimziTransporter {
-		factory.WithAgentRegistrationOption(newRegistrationOption(operatorconstants.GHManagedClusterAddonName))
+		factory.WithAgentRegistrationOption(newRegistrationOption())
 	}
 	agentAddon, err := factory.BuildTemplateAgentAddon()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (a *AddonController) AddonManager() addonmanager.AddonManager {
 	return a.addonManager
 }
 
-func newRegistrationOption(addonName string) *agent.RegistrationOption {
+func newRegistrationOption() *agent.RegistrationOption {
 	return &agent.RegistrationOption{
 		CSRConfigurations: certificates.SignerAndCsrConfigurations,
 		CSRApproveCheck:   certificates.Approve,
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller_manifests.go b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller_manifests.go
index 20dbf9ba6..ba537e9e7 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller_manifests.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/addon_controller_manifests.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	globalhubv1alpha4 "github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/operator/api/operator/v1alpha4"
 	"github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/operator/pkg/config"
 	operatorconstants "github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/operator/pkg/constants"
-	"github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/certificates"
 	"github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/operator/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/stolostron/multicluster-global-hub/pkg/transport"
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ func (a *HohAgentAddon) GetValues(cluster *clusterv1.ManagedCluster,
 		KafkaCACert:            kafkaConnection.CACert,
 		KafkaClientCert:        kafkaConnection.ClientCert,
 		KafkaClientKey:         kafkaConnection.ClientKey,
-		KafkaClientCertSecret:  certificates.AgentCertificateSecretName(),
+		KafkaClientCertSecret:  kafkaConnection.ClientSecretName,
 		KafkaClusterCASecret:   kafkaConnection.CASecretName,
 		KafkaConsumerTopic:     clusterTopic.SpecTopic,
 		KafkaProducerTopic:     clusterTopic.StatusTopic,
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-deployment.yaml b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-deployment.yaml
index 6bf9f9dcc..0430d687c 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ spec:
       volumes:
       - name: kafka-cluster-ca
         secret:
-          secretName: kafka-cluster-ca-cert
+          secretName: {{.KafkaClusterCASecret}}
       - name: kafka-client-certs
         secret:
           secretName: {{.KafkaClientCertSecret}}
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-kafka-certs-secret.yaml b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-kafka-certs-secret.yaml
index a223796eb..cea4b5fd6 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-kafka-certs-secret.yaml
+++ b/operator/pkg/controllers/addon/manifests/templates/agent/multicluster-global-hub-agent-kafka-certs-secret.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
-  name: kafka-certs-secret
+  name: {{.KafkaClientCertSecret}}
   namespace: {{ .AddonInstallNamespace }}
   labels:
     addon.open-cluster-management.io/hosted-manifest-location: none
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  "ca.crt": "{{.KafkaCACert}}"
-  "client.crt": "{{.KafkaClientCert}}"
-  "client.key": "{{.KafkaClientKey}}"
+  "tls.crt": "{{.KafkaClientCert}}"
+  "tls.key": "{{.KafkaClientKey}}"
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controllers/hubofhubs/transporter/protocol/byo_transporter.go b/operator/pkg/controllers/hubofhubs/transporter/protocol/byo_transporter.go
index 6e773be4c..3af86adeb 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controllers/hubofhubs/transporter/protocol/byo_transporter.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controllers/hubofhubs/transporter/protocol/byo_transporter.go
@@ -76,5 +76,8 @@ func (s *BYOTransporter) GetConnCredential(clusterName string) (*transport.Kafka
 		// for the byo case, the status topic isn't change by the clusterName
 		StatusTopic: config.GetStatusTopic(""),
 		SpecTopic:   config.GetSpecTopic(),
+		// temporarily to fix the blocker. they should be removed after get the kafka configurations from a secret
+		CASecretName:     "kafka-cluster-ca-cert",
+		ClientSecretName: "kafka-certs-secret",
 	}, nil
 }