diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-notification/monasca-notification.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-notification/monasca-notification.json.j2
index 329f10375e..858f9f008a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-notification/monasca-notification.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-notification/monasca-notification.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "command": "monasca-notification /etc/monasca/notification.conf",
+    "command": "monasca-notification --config-file /etc/monasca/notification.conf",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/notification.conf",