diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 41d5eac840..52ca0a9485 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     user: nodepool
     network_mode: host
     restart: always
-    command: nodepool-builder -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/builder-logging.conf
+    command: nodepool-builder -f -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/builder-logging.conf
 
     privileged: true
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 1cee0cae60..e6f9a58d58 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-launcher/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     user: nodepool
     network_mode: host
     restart: always
-    command: nodepool-launcher -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf
+    command: nodepool-launcher -f -c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf
 
     environment:
       - DEBUG=1