diff --git a/osm_common/__init__.py b/osm_common/__init__.py
index edf5308..3073b42 100644
--- a/osm_common/__init__.py
+++ b/osm_common/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-version = '0.1.18'
+version = '0.1.19'
 # TODO add package version filling commit id with 0's; e.g.:  '5.0.0.post11+00000000.dirty-1'
-date_version = '2019-01-28'
+date_version = '2019-02-18'
diff --git a/osm_common/msgbase.py b/osm_common/msgbase.py
index 92b24e0..7c27f64 100644
--- a/osm_common/msgbase.py
+++ b/osm_common/msgbase.py
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@
     async def aiowrite(self, topic, key, msg, loop=None):
         raise MsgException("Method 'aiowrite' not implemented", http_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
-    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, **kwargs):
+    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, group_id=None, **kwargs):
         raise MsgException("Method 'aioread' not implemented", http_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
diff --git a/osm_common/msgkafka.py b/osm_common/msgkafka.py
index 63ee69c..bc9147d 100644
--- a/osm_common/msgkafka.py
+++ b/osm_common/msgkafka.py
@@ -105,26 +105,32 @@
         finally:
             await self.producer.stop()
 
-    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, **kwargs):
+    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, group_id=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Asyncio read from one or several topics.
         :param topic: can be str: single topic; or str list: several topics
         :param loop: asyncio loop. To be DEPRECATED! in near future!!!  loop must be provided inside config at connect
         :param callback: synchronous callback function that will handle the message in kafka bus
         :param aiocallback: async callback function that will handle the message in kafka bus
+        :param group_id: kafka group_id to use. Can be False (set group_id to None), None (use general group_id provided
+                         at connect inside config), or a group_id string
         :param kwargs: optional keyword arguments for callback function
         :return: If no callback defined, it returns (topic, key, message)
         """
 
         if not loop:
             loop = self.loop
+        if group_id is False:
+            group_id = None
+        elif group_id is None:
+            group_id = self.group_id
         try:
             if isinstance(topic, (list, tuple)):
                 topic_list = topic
             else:
                 topic_list = (topic,)
 
-            self.consumer = AIOKafkaConsumer(loop=loop, bootstrap_servers=self.broker, group_id=self.group_id)
+            self.consumer = AIOKafkaConsumer(loop=loop, bootstrap_servers=self.broker, group_id=group_id)
             await self.consumer.start()
             self.consumer.subscribe(topic_list)
 
diff --git a/osm_common/msglocal.py b/osm_common/msglocal.py
index eba4b97..965cb26 100644
--- a/osm_common/msglocal.py
+++ b/osm_common/msglocal.py
@@ -123,12 +123,17 @@
         except Exception as e:  # TODO refine
             raise MsgException(str(e), HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
-    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, **kwargs):
+    async def aioread(self, topic, loop=None, callback=None, aiocallback=None, group_id=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Asyncio read from one or several topics. It blocks
         :param topic: can be str: single topic; or str list: several topics
-        :param loop: asyncio loop
-        :return: topic, key, message
+        :param loop: asyncio loop. To be DEPRECATED! in near future!!!  loop must be provided inside config at connect
+        :param callback: synchronous callback function that will handle the message
+        :param aiocallback: async callback function that will handle the message
+        :param group_id: group_id to use for load balancing. Can be False (set group_id to None), None (use general
+                         group_id provided at connect inside config), or a group_id string
+        :param kwargs: optional keyword arguments for callback function
+        :return: If no callback defined, it returns (topic, key, message)
         """
         _loop = loop or self.loop
         try: