diff --git a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/DataWriter.java b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/DataWriter.java
index 26ee8bb06..15e4f8dcb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/DataWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/DataWriter.java
@@ -238,15 +238,15 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
 
   private void configureKerberosAuthentication(Configuration hadoopConfiguration) {
     SecurityUtil.setAuthenticationMethod(
-        UserGroupInformation.AuthenticationMethod.KERBEROS,
-        hadoopConfiguration
+            UserGroupInformation.AuthenticationMethod.KERBEROS,
+            hadoopConfiguration
     );
 
     if (connectorConfig.connectHdfsPrincipal() == null
-        || connectorConfig.connectHdfsKeytab() == null) {
+            || connectorConfig.connectHdfsKeytab() == null) {
       throw new ConfigException(
-          "Hadoop is using Kerberos for authentication, you need to provide both a connect "
-              + "principal and the path to the keytab of the principal.");
+              "Hadoop is using Kerberos for authentication, you need to provide both a connect "
+                      + "principal and the path to the keytab of the principal.");
     }
 
     hadoopConfiguration.set("hadoop.security.authentication", "kerberos");
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ private void configureKerberosAuthentication(Configuration hadoopConfiguration)
       String hostname = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName();
 
       String namenodePrincipal = SecurityUtil.getServerPrincipal(
-          connectorConfig.hdfsNamenodePrincipal(),
-          hostname
+              connectorConfig.hdfsNamenodePrincipal(),
+              hostname
       );
 
       // namenode principal is needed for multi-node hadoop cluster
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ private void configureKerberosAuthentication(Configuration hadoopConfiguration)
         hadoopConfiguration.set("dfs.namenode.kerberos.principal", namenodePrincipal);
       }
       log.info("Hadoop namenode principal: {}",
-          hadoopConfiguration.get("dfs.namenode.kerberos.principal"));
+              hadoopConfiguration.get("dfs.namenode.kerberos.principal"));
 
       UserGroupInformation.setConfiguration(hadoopConfiguration);
       // replace the _HOST specified in the principal config to the actual host
       String principal = SecurityUtil.getServerPrincipal(
-          connectorConfig.connectHdfsPrincipal(),
-          hostname
+              connectorConfig.connectHdfsPrincipal(),
+              hostname
       );
       UserGroupInformation.loginUserFromKeytab(principal, connectorConfig.connectHdfsKeytab());
       final UserGroupInformation ugi = UserGroupInformation.getLoginUser();
@@ -281,24 +281,27 @@ private void configureKerberosAuthentication(Configuration hadoopConfiguration)
       ticketRenewThread = new Thread(() -> renewKerberosTicket(ugi));
     } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
       throw new ConnectException(
-          String.format(
-              "Could not resolve local hostname for Kerberos authentication: %s",
-              e.getMessage()
-          ),
-          e
+              String.format(
+                  "Could not resolve local hostname for Kerberos authentication: %s",
+                  e.getMessage()
+              ),
+              e
       );
     } catch (IOException e) {
       throw new ConnectException(
-          String.format("Could not authenticate with Kerberos: %s", e.getMessage()),
-          e
+              String.format("Could not authenticate with Kerberos: %s", e.getMessage()),
+              e
       );
     }
 
     log.info(
-        "Starting the Kerberos ticket renew thread with period {} ms.",
-        connectorConfig.kerberosTicketRenewPeriodMs()
+            "Starting the Kerberos ticket renew thread with period {} ms.",
+            connectorConfig.kerberosTicketRenewPeriodMs()
     );
-    ticketRenewThread.start();
+    if (connectorConfig.kerberosRefreshTicket()) {
+      ticketRenewThread.start();
+    }
+
   }
 
   private void initializeHiveServices(Configuration hadoopConfiguration) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfig.java
index 88d2dc5fb..8ada988c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfig.java
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ public class HdfsSinkConnectorConfig extends StorageSinkConnectorConfig {
   private static final ParentValueRecommender AVRO_COMPRESSION_RECOMMENDER
       = new ParentValueRecommender(FORMAT_CLASS_CONFIG, AvroFormat.class, AVRO_SUPPORTED_CODECS);
 
+  //Kerberos renew ticket
+  public static final String KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_CONFIG = "hdfs.kerberos.refresh.ticket";
+  private static final String KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DOC =
+          "Configuration indicating whether kerberos should refresh ticket or not.";
+  private static final boolean KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DEFAULT = true;
+  private static final String KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DISPLAY = "Kerberos refresh ticket";
+  private static final ConfigDef.Recommender KerberosRenewTicketDependentsRecommender =
+          new BooleanParentRecommender(
+                  KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_CONFIG);
+
   static {
     STORAGE_CLASS_RECOMMENDER.addValidValues(
         Arrays.asList(HdfsStorage.class)
@@ -339,6 +349,18 @@ public static ConfigDef newConfigDef() {
           KERBEROS_TICKET_RENEW_PERIOD_MS_DISPLAY,
           hdfsAuthenticationKerberosDependentsRecommender
       );
+
+      configDef.define(
+              KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_CONFIG,
+              Type.BOOLEAN,
+              KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DEFAULT,
+              Importance.LOW,
+              KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DOC,
+              group,
+              ++orderInGroup,
+              Width.SHORT,
+              KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_DISPLAY
+      );
     }
     // Put the storage group(s) last ...
     ConfigDef storageConfigDef = StorageSinkConnectorConfig.newConfigDef(
@@ -503,6 +525,10 @@ public long kerberosTicketRenewPeriodMs() {
     return getLong(KERBEROS_TICKET_RENEW_PERIOD_MS_CONFIG);
   }
 
+  public boolean kerberosRefreshTicket() {
+    return getBoolean(KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_CONFIG);
+  }
+
   public String logsDir() {
     return getString(LOGS_DIR_CONFIG);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfigTest.java
index 5a7666641..ca6678c55 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/confluent/connect/hdfs/HdfsSinkConnectorConfigTest.java
@@ -269,6 +269,19 @@ public void testEmptyTimezoneExceptionMessage() {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testKerberosRefreshTicketDefault() {
+    connectorConfig = new HdfsSinkConnectorConfig(properties);
+    assertEquals(Boolean.TRUE,
+            connectorConfig.kerberosRefreshTicket());
+  }
+  @Test
+  public void testKerberosRefreshTicket() {
+    properties.put(HdfsSinkConnectorConfig.KERBEROS_REFRESH_TICKET_CONFIG, "false");
+    connectorConfig = new HdfsSinkConnectorConfig(properties);
+    assertEquals(Boolean.FALSE,
+            connectorConfig.kerberosRefreshTicket());
+  }
   @Test
   public void testRecommendedValues() throws Exception {
     List<Object> expectedStorageClasses = Arrays.<Object>asList(HdfsStorage.class);