diff --git a/kafka/src/main/scala/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.collectors.scalastream/sinks/KafkaSink.scala b/kafka/src/main/scala/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.collectors.scalastream/sinks/KafkaSink.scala
index 91be35a0c..8c20858f1 100644
--- a/kafka/src/main/scala/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.collectors.scalastream/sinks/KafkaSink.scala
+++ b/kafka/src/main/scala/com.snowplowanalytics.snowplow.collectors.scalastream/sinks/KafkaSink.scala
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class KafkaSink[F[_]: Sync](
   topicName: String
 ) extends Sink[F] {
 
-  private lazy val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass())
-
-  override def isHealthy: F[Boolean] = Sync[F].pure(true)
+  private lazy val log                        = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass())
+  @volatile private var kafkaHealthy: Boolean = false
+  override def isHealthy: F[Boolean]          = Sync[F].pure(kafkaHealthy)
 
   /**
     * Store raw events to the topic
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ class KafkaSink[F[_]: Sync](
         new ProducerRecord(topicName, key, event),
         new Callback {
           override def onCompletion(metadata: RecordMetadata, e: Exception): Unit =
-            if (e != null) log.error(s"Sending event failed: ${e.getMessage}")
+            if (e != null) {
+              kafkaHealthy = false
+              log.error(s"Sending event failed: ${e.getMessage}")
+            } else {
+              kafkaHealthy = true
+            }
         }
       )
     }