diff --git a/lib/consumerGroup.js b/lib/consumerGroup.js
index 5b7d9c74..aa5b3c39 100644
--- a/lib/consumerGroup.js
+++ b/lib/consumerGroup.js
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ ConsumerGroup.prototype.scheduleTopicPartitionCheck = function () {
 };
 
 ConsumerGroup.prototype._checkTopicPartitionChange = function (callback) {
-  this.client.loadMetadataForTopics(this.topics, (error, metadataResponse) => {
+  const topics = Object.keys(this.topicPartitionLength);
+  this.client.loadMetadataForTopics(topics, (error, metadataResponse) => {
     if (error) {
       return callback(error);
     }