diff --git a/src/common/tools/kafka/Variables.py b/src/common/tools/kafka/Variables.py
index ba58e31eff4b62ba3a9b0d209c935381c6badf36..a6f996932011f6838c8a1e96a325a6a9d885fbd9 100644
--- a/src/common/tools/kafka/Variables.py
+++ b/src/common/tools/kafka/Variables.py
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ class KafkaTopic(Enum):
         """
             Method to create Kafka topics defined as class members
         """
-        # LOGGER.debug("Topics to be created: {:}".format(KafkaTopic.__members__.values()))
-        # LOGGER.debug("Topics to be created: {:}".format(KafkaTopic.__members__.keys()))
-        # LOGGER.debug("Topics to be created: {:}".format([member.value for member in KafkaTopic]))
         all_topics = [member.value for member in KafkaTopic]
         if( KafkaTopic.create_new_topic_if_not_exists( all_topics )):
             LOGGER.debug("All topics created sucsessfully")
@@ -54,16 +51,20 @@ class KafkaTopic(Enum):
         Args:
             list of topic: containing the topic name(s) to be created on Kafka
         """
-        LOGGER.debug("Recevied topic List: {:}".format(new_topics))
+        LOGGER.debug("Topics names to be verified and created: {:}".format(new_topics))
         for topic in new_topics:
             try:
                 topic_metadata = KafkaConfig.ADMIN_CLIENT.value.list_topics(timeout=5)
+                # LOGGER.debug("Existing topic list: {:}".format(topic_metadata.topics))
                 if topic not in topic_metadata.topics:
                     # If the topic does not exist, create a new topic
-                    print(f"Topic '{topic}' does not exist. Creating...")
+                    print("Topic {:} does not exist. Creating...".format(topic))
                     LOGGER.debug("Topic {:} does not exist. Creating...".format(topic))
                     new_topic = NewTopic(topic, num_partitions=1, replication_factor=1)
                     KafkaConfig.ADMIN_CLIENT.value.create_topics([new_topic])
+                else:
+                    print("Topic name already exists: {:}".format(topic))
+                    LOGGER.debug("Topic name already exists: {:}".format(topic))
             except Exception as e:
                 LOGGER.debug("Failed to create topic: {:}".format(e))
                 return False
diff --git a/src/kpi_value_api/requirements.in b/src/kpi_value_api/requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a642b5e5884a4303506413cdb4e69c5d184f1385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kpi_value_api/requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+confluent-kafka==2.3.0
+requests==2.27.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kpi_value_api/service/KpiValueApiServiceServicerImpl.py b/src/kpi_value_api/service/KpiValueApiServiceServicerImpl.py
index 1d3b9bdfd62f5cef34be152c723cfe511d30934c..3ecf20c08a6e280ce346273e5c154e0cdd565c1d 100644
--- a/src/kpi_value_api/service/KpiValueApiServiceServicerImpl.py
+++ b/src/kpi_value_api/service/KpiValueApiServiceServicerImpl.py
@@ -105,19 +105,16 @@ class KpiValueApiServiceServicerImpl(KpiValueAPIServiceServicer):
             return KpiValueType(int64Val=int64_value)
         except ValueError:
             pass
-
         # Check if the value is a float
         try:
             float_value = float(value)
             return KpiValueType(floatVal=float_value)
         except ValueError:
             pass
-
         # Check if the value is a boolean
         if value.lower() in ['true', 'false']:
             bool_value = value.lower() == 'true'
             return KpiValueType(boolVal=bool_value)
-
         # If none of the above, treat it as a string
         return KpiValueType(stringVal=value)
 
diff --git a/src/kpi_value_api/tests/test_kpi_value_api.py b/src/kpi_value_api/tests/test_kpi_value_api.py
index 519a61704c6e5d4ce27d9dc3be45e8ffe5b288cb..6c2858659d75fbf6f9f7df1e691db91797d50701 100644
--- a/src/kpi_value_api/tests/test_kpi_value_api.py
+++ b/src/kpi_value_api/tests/test_kpi_value_api.py
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ def test_store_kpi_values(kpi_value_api_client):
     LOGGER.debug(" >>> test_set_list_of_KPIs: START <<< ")
     response = kpi_value_api_client.StoreKpiValues(create_kpi_value_list())
     assert isinstance(response, Empty)
+
diff --git a/src/kpi_value_writer/requirements.in b/src/kpi_value_writer/requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a642b5e5884a4303506413cdb4e69c5d184f1385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kpi_value_writer/requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+confluent-kafka==2.3.0
+requests==2.27.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kpi_value_writer/tests/test_kpi_value_writer.py b/src/kpi_value_writer/tests/test_kpi_value_writer.py
index 0a57c7416e13e6f2e491f47a68aba14a264b84e9..572495d48d70cdc40c0ef6bb1efcf877e2a610ee 100755
--- a/src/kpi_value_writer/tests/test_kpi_value_writer.py
+++ b/src/kpi_value_writer/tests/test_kpi_value_writer.py
@@ -22,31 +22,31 @@ from kpi_value_writer.tests.test_messages import create_kpi_id_request
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def test_GetKpiDescriptor():
-    LOGGER.info(" >>> test_GetKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
-    kpi_manager_client = KpiManagerClient()
-    # adding KPI
-    LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling SetKpiDescriptor ")
-    response_id = kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request())
-    # get KPI
-    LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling GetKpiDescriptor with response ID")
-    response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(response_id)
-    LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
+# def test_GetKpiDescriptor():
+#     LOGGER.info(" >>> test_GetKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
+#     kpi_manager_client = KpiManagerClient()
+#     # adding KPI
+#     LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling SetKpiDescriptor ")
+#     response_id = kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request())
+#     # get KPI
+#     LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling GetKpiDescriptor with response ID")
+#     response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(response_id)
+#     LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
     
-    LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling GetKpiDescriptor with random ID")
-    rand_response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_id_request())
-    LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(rand_response))
+#     LOGGER.info(" --->>> calling GetKpiDescriptor with random ID")
+#     rand_response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_id_request())
+#     LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(rand_response))
 
-    LOGGER.info("\n------------------ TEST FINISHED ---------------------\n")
-    assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptor)
+#     LOGGER.info("\n------------------ TEST FINISHED ---------------------\n")
+#     assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptor)
 
 # -------- Initial Test ----------------
-# def test_validate_kafka_topics():
-#     LOGGER.debug(" >>> test_validate_kafka_topics: START <<< ")
-#     response = KafkaTopic.create_all_topics()
-#     assert isinstance(response, bool)
+def test_validate_kafka_topics():
+    LOGGER.debug(" >>> test_validate_kafka_topics: START <<< ")
+    response = KafkaTopic.create_all_topics()
+    assert isinstance(response, bool)
 
-# def test_KafkaConsumer():
-#     LOGGER.debug(" --->>> test_kafka_consumer: START <<<--- ")
-#     KpiValueWriter.RunKafkaConsumer()
+def test_KafkaConsumer():
+    LOGGER.debug(" --->>> test_kafka_consumer: START <<<--- ")
+    KpiValueWriter.RunKafkaConsumer()