diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9353f3b..a708afc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ out/*
 project/*
 .gradle
 *.iml
+*.ipr
 todo.txt
 
 src/docker/.docker
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 551daf1..abb0d66 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: 'scala'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 
-version = '0.9.3.0'
+version = '0.9.4.0'
 
 jar.archiveName = "kafka-mesos-${version}.jar"
 
diff --git a/kafka-mesos.properties b/kafka-mesos.properties
index 45ebfcb..9adf7c5 100644
--- a/kafka-mesos.properties
+++ b/kafka-mesos.properties
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ debug=true
 
 user=vagrant
 
-storage=file:kafka-mesos.json
+storage=zk:mesos-kafka-scheduler
 
 master=master:5050
 
-zk=master:2181
-
-api=http://192.168.3.1:7000
+zk=master:2181/chroot
 
+#for testing on the vagrant master via ./kafka-mesos.sh scheduler
+#you will eventually want to run this on a scheduler i.e marathon
+#change the IP to what is service discoverable & routable for your setup
+api=http://192.168.3.5:7000
diff --git a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/BrokerServer.scala b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/BrokerServer.scala
index 34a31cc..e1d757e 100644
--- a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/BrokerServer.scala
+++ b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/BrokerServer.scala
@@ -81,27 +81,46 @@ object BrokerServer {
       val serverClass = loader.loadClass("kafka.server.KafkaServerStartable")
       val configClass = loader.loadClass("kafka.server.KafkaConfig")
 
-      val props: Properties = this.props(options, "server.properties")
-      val config: Object = configClass.getConstructor(classOf[Properties]).newInstance(props).asInstanceOf[Object]
+      val config: Object = newKafkaConfig(this.props(options, "server.properties"))
       val server: Object = serverClass.getConstructor(configClass).newInstance(config).asInstanceOf[Object]
 
       server
     }
 
     def startReporters(options: util.Map[String, String]): Object = {
-      val configClass = loader.loadClass("kafka.server.KafkaConfig")
-
-      val props: Properties = this.props(options, "server.properties")
-      val config: Object = configClass.getConstructor(classOf[Properties]).newInstance(props).asInstanceOf[Object]
-
       val metricsReporter = loader.loadClass("kafka.metrics.KafkaMetricsReporter$").getField("MODULE$").get(null)
       val metricsReporterClass = metricsReporter.getClass
-      val verifiableProps = config.getClass.getMethod("props").invoke(config)
+
+      val props = this.props(options, "server.properties")
+      val verifiablePropsClass: Class[_] = loader.loadClass("kafka.utils.VerifiableProperties")
+      val verifiableProps: Object = verifiablePropsClass.getConstructor(classOf[Properties]).newInstance(props).asInstanceOf[Object]
+
       metricsReporterClass.getMethod("startReporters", verifiableProps.getClass).invoke(metricsReporter, verifiableProps)
     }
+
+    private def newKafkaConfig(props: Properties): Object = {
+      val configClass = loader.loadClass("kafka.server.KafkaConfig")
+      var config: Object = null
     
+      // in kafka <= 0.8.x constructor is KafkaConfig(java.util.Properties)
+      try { config = configClass.getConstructor(classOf[Properties]).newInstance(props).asInstanceOf[Object] }
+      catch { case e: NoSuchMethodException => }
+
+      if (config == null) {
+        // in kafka 0.9.0.0 constructor is KafkaConfig(java.util.Map[_,_])
+        val map: util.Map[_,_] = props.toMap.asInstanceOf[Map[_,_]]
+        try { config = configClass.getConstructor(classOf[util.Map[String, String]]).newInstance(map).asInstanceOf[Object] }
+        catch { case e: NoSuchMethodError => }
+      }
+
+      if (config == null) throw new IllegalStateException("Can't create KafkaConfig. Unsupported kafka distro?")
+      config
+    }
+
     def configureLog4j(options: util.Map[String, String]): Unit = {
+      System.setProperty("kafka.logs.dir", "" + new File(Distro.dir, "log"))
       val props: Properties = this.props(options, "log4j.properties")
+
       val configurator: Class[_] = loader.loadClass("org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator")
       configurator.getMethod("configure", classOf[Properties]).invoke(null, props)
     }
@@ -141,13 +160,31 @@ object BrokerServer {
   // This is required, because current jar have classes incompatible with classes from kafka distro.
   class Loader(urls: Array[URL]) extends URLClassLoader(urls) {
     val snappyHackedClasses = Array[String]("org.xerial.snappy.SnappyNativeAPI", "org.xerial.snappy.SnappyNative", "org.xerial.snappy.SnappyErrorCode")
+    var snappyHackEnabled = false
+    checkSnappyVersion
+
+    def checkSnappyVersion {
+      var jarName: String = null
+      for (url <- urls) {
+        val fileName = new File(url.getFile).getName
+        if (fileName.matches("snappy.*jar")) jarName = fileName
+      }
+
+      if (jarName == null) return
+      val hIdx = jarName.lastIndexOf("-")
+      val extIdx = jarName.lastIndexOf(".jar")
+      if (hIdx == -1 || extIdx == -1) return
+
+      val version = new Util.Version(jarName.substring(hIdx + 1, extIdx))
+      snappyHackEnabled = version.compareTo(new Util.Version(1,1,0)) <= 0
+    }
 
     override protected def loadClass(name: String, resolve: Boolean): Class[_] = {
       getClassLoadingLock(name) synchronized {
         // Handle Snappy class loading hack:
         // Snappy injects 3 classes and native lib to root ClassLoader
         // See - org.xerial.snappy.SnappyLoader.injectSnappyNativeLoader
-        if (snappyHackedClasses.contains(name))
+        if (snappyHackEnabled && snappyHackedClasses.contains(name))
           return super.loadClass(name, true)
 
         // Check class is loaded
diff --git a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/HttpServer.scala b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/HttpServer.scala
index 68ff2f6..c5d567f 100644
--- a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/HttpServer.scala
+++ b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/HttpServer.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import scala.util.parsing.json.JSONObject
 object HttpServer {
   var jar: File = null
   var kafkaDist: File = null
+  var kafkaVersion: Util.Version = null
 
   val logger = Logger.getLogger(HttpServer.getClass)
   var server: Server = null
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ object HttpServer {
 
     if (jar == null) throw new IllegalStateException(jarMask + " not found in current dir")
     if (kafkaDist == null) throw new IllegalStateException(kafkaMask + " not found in in current dir")
+
+    // extract version
+    val distName: String = kafkaDist.getName
+    val tgzIdx = distName.lastIndexOf(".tgz")
+    val hIdx = distName.lastIndexOf("-")
+    if (tgzIdx == -1 || hIdx == -1) throw new IllegalStateException("Can't extract version number from " + distName)
+    kafkaVersion = new Util.Version(distName.substring(hIdx + 1, tgzIdx))
   }
 
   private class Servlet extends HttpServlet {
diff --git a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Scheduler.scala b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Scheduler.scala
index d77140c..ea9bde0 100644
--- a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Scheduler.scala
+++ b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Scheduler.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString
 import java.util.{Collections, Date}
 import scala.collection.JavaConversions._
-import ly.stealth.mesos.kafka.Util.{Period, Str}
+import ly.stealth.mesos.kafka.Util.{Version, Period, Str}
 
 object Scheduler extends org.apache.mesos.Scheduler {
   private val logger: Logger = Logger.getLogger(this.getClass)
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ object Scheduler extends org.apache.mesos.Scheduler {
         "host.name" -> offer.getHostname
       )
 
+      if (HttpServer.kafkaVersion.compareTo(new Version("0.9")) >= 0)
+        defaults += ("listeners" -> s"PLAINTEXT://:${reservation.port}")
+
       if (reservation.volume != null)
         defaults += ("log.dirs" -> "data/kafka-logs")
 
diff --git a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Util.scala b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Util.scala
index d1753dc..41fc9fa 100644
--- a/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Util.scala
+++ b/src/scala/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/Util.scala
@@ -240,6 +240,38 @@ object Util {
     override def toString: String = if (start == end) "" + start else start + ".." + end
   }
 
+  class Version(s: String) extends Comparable[Version] {
+    private var parts: Array[Int] = null
+
+    def this(args: Int*) {
+      this(args.mkString("."))
+    }
+
+    parse
+    private def parse {
+      parts = if (s != "") s.split("\\.", -1).map(Integer.parseInt) else new Array[Int](0)
+    }
+
+    def asList: List[Int] = parts.toList
+
+    def compareTo(v: Version): Int = {
+      for (i <- 0 until Math.min(parts.length, v.parts.length)) {
+        val diff = parts(i) - v.parts(i)
+        if (diff != 0) return diff
+      }
+
+      parts.length - v.parts.length
+    }
+
+    override def hashCode(): Int = toString.hashCode
+
+    override def equals(obj: scala.Any): Boolean = {
+      obj.isInstanceOf[Version] && toString == "" + obj
+    }
+
+    override def toString: String = parts.mkString(".")
+  }
+
   class BindAddress(s: String) {
     private var _source: String = null
     private var _value: String = null
diff --git a/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/MesosTestCase.scala b/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/MesosTestCase.scala
index e871fdf..a8b5628 100644
--- a/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/MesosTestCase.scala
+++ b/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/MesosTestCase.scala
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class MesosTestCase {
     }
 
     HttpServer.jar = createTempFile("executor.jar", "executor")
-    HttpServer.kafkaDist = createTempFile("kafka.tgz", "kafka")
+    HttpServer.kafkaDist = createTempFile("kafka-0.9.3.0.tgz", "kafka")
   }
 
   @After
diff --git a/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/UtilTest.scala b/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/UtilTest.scala
index 7b1fc73..b40af5e 100644
--- a/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/UtilTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/ly/stealth/mesos/kafka/UtilTest.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package ly.stealth.mesos.kafka
 
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.Assert._
-import ly.stealth.mesos.kafka.Util.{BindAddress, Period, Range}
+import ly.stealth.mesos.kafka.Util.{BindAddress, Period, Range, Version}
 import java.io.{ByteArrayOutputStream, ByteArrayInputStream}
 import java.util
 
@@ -260,6 +260,33 @@ class UtilTest {
     assertEquals("0", "" + new Range("0..0"))
   }
 
+  @Test
+  def Version_init {
+    assertEquals(List(), new Version().asList)
+    assertEquals(List(1,0), new Version(1,0).asList)
+    assertEquals(List(1,2,3,4), new Version("1.2.3.4").asList)
+
+    try { new Version(" "); fail() }
+    catch { case e: IllegalArgumentException => }
+
+    try { new Version("."); fail() }
+    catch { case e: IllegalArgumentException => }
+
+    try { new Version("a"); fail() }
+    catch { case e: IllegalArgumentException => }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  def Version_compareTo {
+    assertEquals(0, new Version().compareTo(new Version()))
+    assertEquals(0, new Version(0).compareTo(new Version(0)))
+
+    assertTrue(new Version(0).compareTo(new Version(1)) < 0)
+    assertTrue(new Version(0).compareTo(new Version(0, 0)) < 0)
+
+    assertTrue(new Version(0, 9, 0, 0).compareTo(new Version(0, 8, 2, 0)) > 0)
+  }
+
   // BindAddress
   @Test
   def BindAddress_init {