if args.QueueDir != "" {
		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-kafka-"+id)
		queueStore = store.NewQueueStore[event.Event](queueDir, args.QueueLimit, event.StoreExtension)
		if err := queueStore.Open(); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize the queue store of Kafka `%s`: %w", id, err)
		}
	}

	target := &KafkaTarget{
		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "kafka"},

	var queueStore store.Store[interface{}]
	queueDir := filepath.Join(h.kconfig.QueueDir, h.Name())
	queueStore = store.NewQueueStore[interface{}](queueDir, uint64(h.kconfig.QueueSize), kafkaLoggerExtension)
	if err = queueStore.Open(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize the queue store of %s webhook: %w", h.Name(), err)
	}
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
	h.store = queueStore
	h.storeCtxCancel = cancel