target.producer.Close()
		return target.client.Close()
	}

	return nil
}

func (target *KafkaTarget) init() error {
	return target.initOnce.Do(target.initKafka)
}

func (target *KafkaTarget) initKafka() error {
	args := target.args

	config := sarama.NewConfig()
	if args.Version != "" {
		kafkaVersion, err := sarama.ParseKafkaVersion(args.Version)
		if err != nil {