diff --git a/lib/ironic b/lib/ironic
index 389040cd39..c9a249512c 100644
--- a/lib/ironic
+++ b/lib/ironic
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ function init_ironic {
     recreate_database ironic utf8
 
     # Migrate ironic database
-    $IRONIC_BIN_DIR/ironic-dbsync
+    $IRONIC_BIN_DIR/ironic-dbsync --config-file=$IRONIC_CONF_FILE
 
     create_ironic_cache_dir
 }