diff --git a/5.bindings/deploy/kafka.yaml b/5.bindings/deploy/kafka.yaml
index 3ece9eb2..87f2e353 100644
--- a/5.bindings/deploy/kafka.yaml
+++ b/5.bindings/deploy/kafka.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 apiVersion: actions.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 metadata:
-  name: sith
+  name: sample
 spec:
   type: bindings.kafka
   metadata:
   - name: topics
-    value: sith
+    value: sample
   - name: brokers
     value: 10.0.181.114:9092
   - name: consumerGroup
     value: group1
   - name: publishTopic
-    value: sith
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+    value: sample
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diff --git a/5.bindings/docker/docker-compose-single-broker.yml b/5.bindings/docker/docker-compose-single-broker.yml
index e35780ea..3213974a 100644
--- a/5.bindings/docker/docker-compose-single-broker.yml
+++ b/5.bindings/docker/docker-compose-single-broker.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       - "9092:9092"
     environment:
       KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: 127.0.0.1
-      KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "sith:1:1"
+      KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "sample:1:1"
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
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diff --git a/5.bindings/node/app.js b/5.bindings/node/app.js
index 7ec5c9cb..35132319 100644
--- a/5.bindings/node/app.js
+++ b/5.bindings/node/app.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ app.use(bodyParser.json());
 const port = 3000;
 
 
-app.post('/sith', (req, res) => {
+app.post('/sample-topic', (req, res) => {
     console.log("Hello from Kafka!");
     console.log(req.body);
     res.status(200).send();
diff --git a/5.bindings/node/components/kafka.yaml b/5.bindings/node/components/kafka.yaml
index a9ea46c6..44d9f436 100644
--- a/5.bindings/node/components/kafka.yaml
+++ b/5.bindings/node/components/kafka.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 apiVersion: actions.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 metadata:
-  name: sith
+  name: sample-topic
 spec:
   type: bindings.kafka
   metadata:
   - name: topics
-    value: sith
+    value: sample-topic
   - name: brokers
     value: localhost:9092
   - name: consumerGroup
diff --git a/5.bindings/python/app.py b/5.bindings/python/app.py
index baefe93e..fee895da 100644
--- a/5.bindings/python/app.py
+++ b/5.bindings/python/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import time
 import requests
 import os
 
-actions_url = "http://localhost:5000/v1.0/bindings/sith"
+actions_url = "http://localhost:5000/v1.0/bindings/sample-topic"
 n = 0
 while True:
     n += 1
diff --git a/5.bindings/python/components/kafka.yaml b/5.bindings/python/components/kafka.yaml
index d60d6248..3db43c82 100644
--- a/5.bindings/python/components/kafka.yaml
+++ b/5.bindings/python/components/kafka.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 apiVersion: actions.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Component
 metadata:
-  name: sith
+  name: sample-topic
 spec:
   type: bindings.kafka
   metadata:
   - name: brokers
     value: localhost:9092
   - name: publishTopic
-    value: sith
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+    value: sample-topic
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