diff --git a/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh b/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
index bafe37add0..ce3d0c0c37 100755
--- a/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ set -e
 sleep 6
 
 echo "Starting nova-compute."
-exec /usr/bin/nova-compute
+exec /usr/bin/nova-compute --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
diff --git a/docker/nova-compute/nova-network/start.sh b/docker/nova-compute/nova-network/start.sh
index b39a18ceb0..92381b720f 100755
--- a/docker/nova-compute/nova-network/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-compute/nova-network/start.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ set -e
 . /opt/kolla/config-nova-network.sh
 
 # Start nova-network
-exec /usr/bin/nova-network
+exec /usr/bin/nova-network --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
diff --git a/docker/nova-controller/nova-api/start.sh b/docker/nova-controller/nova-api/start.sh
index aedea15f27..7928370a46 100755
--- a/docker/nova-controller/nova-api/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-controller/nova-api/start.sh
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ crux endpoint-create --remove-all \
     -P "http://${PUBLIC_IP}:8774/v3" \
     -A "http://${NOVA_API_SERVICE_HOST}:8774/v3"
 
-exec /usr/bin/nova-api
+exec /usr/bin/nova-api --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
diff --git a/docker/nova-controller/nova-conductor/start.sh b/docker/nova-controller/nova-conductor/start.sh
index aa6a75ac3e..5e01b7f30e 100755
--- a/docker/nova-controller/nova-conductor/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-controller/nova-conductor/start.sh
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ EOF
 
 nova-manage db sync
 
-exec /usr/bin/nova-conductor
+exec /usr/bin/nova-conductor --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf
diff --git a/docker/nova-controller/nova-scheduler/start.sh b/docker/nova-controller/nova-scheduler/start.sh
index f386393dc1..504c049edc 100755
--- a/docker/nova-controller/nova-scheduler/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-controller/nova-scheduler/start.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ cfg=/etc/nova/nova.conf
 # configure logging
 crudini --set $cfg DEFAULT log_file "${NOVA_SCHEDULER_LOG_FILE}"
 
-exec /usr/bin/nova-scheduler
+exec /usr/bin/nova-scheduler --config-file /etc/nova/nova.conf