diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
index c934f43f5..4df07ca4e 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/util/Helper.scala
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ object Helper{
    /**
     * Used for version extraction from props string
     */
-  val matchKafkaVersion = "kafka_v([0-9a-zA-Z_]+)".r
-  val matchAnyKafka = "^kafka.*$".r
-  val matchAnyStoredProcedure = "^stored_procedure.*$".r
+  val matchKafkaVersion = "kafka_v([0-9a-zA-Z_]+)|^star$".r
+  val matchAnyKafka = "^(kafka.*|star)$|^star$".r
+  val matchAnyStoredProcedure = "^stored_procedure.*$|^star$".r
   
   /**
     * change the TimeZone to the current TimeZOne