diff --git a/pulsar-spark/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver.java b/pulsar-spark/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver.java
index f9e7d6c..b3736b3 100644
--- a/pulsar-spark/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver.java
+++ b/pulsar-spark/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver.java
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Authentication;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Consumer;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.MessageListener;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.PulsarClient;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.PulsarClientException;
+import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.ClientBuilder;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.impl.PulsarClientImpl;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.impl.conf.ConsumerConfigurationData;
 import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel;
@@ -43,34 +46,52 @@ public class SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver extends Receiver<byte[]> {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver.class);
 
     private String serviceUrl;
-    private ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> conf;
+    private Map<String,Object> clientConfig;
+    private ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> consumerConfig;
     private Authentication authentication;
     private PulsarClient pulsarClient;
     private Consumer<byte[]> consumer;
 
     public SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(
         String serviceUrl,
-        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> conf,
+        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> consumerConfig,
         Authentication authentication) {
-        this(StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK_2(), serviceUrl, conf, authentication);
+        this(StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK_2(), serviceUrl, new HashMap<>(), consumerConfig, authentication);
+    }
+
+    public SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(
+            String serviceUrl,
+            Map<String,Object> clientConfig,
+            ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> consumerConfig,
+            Authentication authentication) {
+        this(StorageLevel.MEMORY_AND_DISK_2(), serviceUrl, clientConfig, consumerConfig, authentication);
+    }
+
+    public SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(StorageLevel storageLevel,
+                                        String serviceUrl,
+                                        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> consumerConf,
+                                        Authentication authentication) {
+        this(storageLevel, serviceUrl, new HashMap<>(), consumerConf, authentication);
     }
 
     public SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(StorageLevel storageLevel,
         String serviceUrl,
-        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> conf,
+        Map<String,Object> clientConfig,
+        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> consumerConfig,
         Authentication authentication) {
         super(storageLevel);
 
         checkNotNull(serviceUrl, "serviceUrl must not be null");
-        checkNotNull(conf, "ConsumerConfigurationData must not be null");
-        checkArgument(conf.getTopicNames().size() > 0, "TopicNames must be set a value.");
-        checkNotNull(conf.getSubscriptionName(), "SubscriptionName must not be null");
+        checkNotNull(consumerConfig, "ConsumerConfigurationData must not be null");
+        checkNotNull(clientConfig, "Client configuration map must not be null");
+        checkArgument(consumerConfig.getTopicNames().size() > 0, "TopicNames must be set a value.");
+        checkNotNull(consumerConfig.getSubscriptionName(), "SubscriptionName must not be null");
 
         this.serviceUrl = serviceUrl;
         this.authentication = authentication;
 
-        if (conf.getMessageListener() == null) {
-            conf.setMessageListener((MessageListener<byte[]> & Serializable) (consumer, msg) -> {
+        if (consumerConfig.getMessageListener() == null) {
+            consumerConfig.setMessageListener((MessageListener<byte[]> & Serializable) (consumer, msg) -> {
                 try {
                     store(msg.getData());
                     consumer.acknowledgeAsync(msg);
@@ -80,13 +101,18 @@ public SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(StorageLevel storageLevel,
                 }
             });
         }
-        this.conf = conf;
+        this.clientConfig = clientConfig;
+        this.consumerConfig = consumerConfig;
     }
 
     public void onStart() {
         try {
-            pulsarClient = PulsarClient.builder().serviceUrl(serviceUrl).authentication(authentication).build();
-            consumer = ((PulsarClientImpl) pulsarClient).subscribeAsync(conf).join();
+            ClientBuilder builder = PulsarClient.builder().serviceUrl(serviceUrl).authentication(authentication);
+            if (!clientConfig.isEmpty()) {
+                builder.loadConf(clientConfig);
+            }
+            pulsarClient = builder.build();
+            consumer = ((PulsarClientImpl) pulsarClient).subscribeAsync(consumerConfig).join();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Failed to start subscription : {}", e.getMessage());
             restart("Restart a consumer");
diff --git a/tests/pulsar-spark-test/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiverTest.java b/tests/pulsar-spark-test/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiverTest.java
index 443514c..8f0a034 100644
--- a/tests/pulsar-spark-test/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiverTest.java
+++ b/tests/pulsar-spark-test/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/spark/SparkStreamingPulsarReceiverTest.java
@@ -147,11 +147,51 @@ public void testSharedSubscription(Supplier<String> serviceUrl) throws Exception
         assertEquals(receveidCounts.size(), 2);
     }
 
+    @Test(expectedExceptions = NullPointerException.class,
+            expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "ConsumerConfigurationData must not be null",
+            dataProvider = "ServiceUrls")
+    public void testReceiverWhenConsumerConfigurationIsNull(Supplier<String> serviceUrl) {
+        new SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(
+                serviceUrl.get(),
+                null,
+                new AuthenticationDisabled());
+    }
+
+    @Test(dataProvider = "ServiceUrls")
+    public void testOverrideServiceUrlWithClientConfiguration(Supplier<String> serviceUrl) {
+        Map<String,Object> testClientConfig = new HashMap<>();
+        testClientConfig.put("serviceUrl",serviceUrl.get());
+
+        ConsumerConfigurationData<byte[]> testConsumerConfig = new ConsumerConfigurationData<>();
+        Set<String> set = new HashSet<>();
+        set.add(TOPIC);
+        testConsumerConfig.setTopicNames(set);
+        testConsumerConfig.setSubscriptionName(SUBS);
+        testConsumerConfig.setSubscriptionType(SubscriptionType.Shared);
+        testConsumerConfig.setReceiverQueueSize(1);
+
+        String deliberatelyWrongServiceUrl = "http://invalid.service.url:1234";
+
+        SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver testReceiver = new SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(
+                deliberatelyWrongServiceUrl,
+                testClientConfig,
+                testConsumerConfig,
+                new AuthenticationDisabled());
+
+        testReceiver.onStart();
+        waitForTransmission();
+        testReceiver.onStop();
+    }
+
     @Test(expectedExceptions = NullPointerException.class,
             expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "ConsumerConfigurationData must not be null",
             dataProvider = "ServiceUrls")
     public void testReceiverWhenClientConfigurationIsNull(Supplier<String> serviceUrl) {
-        new SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(serviceUrl.get(), null, new AuthenticationDisabled());
+        new SparkStreamingPulsarReceiver(
+                serviceUrl.get(),
+                null,
+                null,
+                new AuthenticationDisabled());
     }
 
     private static void waitForTransmission() {