diff --git a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.py.tpl b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.py.tpl
index 950eb7136..91947c2c2 100644
--- a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.py.tpl
+++ b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.py.tpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Startup script for PCI IRQ Affinity Agent.
 
 Usage example:
-# python start.py
+# python start.py --config-file /etc/pci_irq_affinity/config.ini
 
 """
 
diff --git a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.sh.tpl b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.sh.tpl
index 61875d726..0b279bbea 100644
--- a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.sh.tpl
+++ b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/bin/_start.sh.tpl
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 #
 
 # Script to encapsulate the starting routines
-python /tmp/start.py
+python /tmp/start.py --config-file=/etc/pci_irq_affinity/config.ini
diff --git a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
index fc57dcdd6..bfddbb92d 100644
--- a/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stx-openstack-helm/stx-openstack-helm/helm-charts/pci-irq-affinity-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ spec:
               command:
                 - python
                 - /tmp/health-probe.py
+                - --config-file=/etc/pci_irq_affinity/config.ini
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 180
             timeoutSeconds: 165
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ spec:
               command:
                 - python
                 - /tmp/health-probe.py
+                - --config-file=/etc/pci_irq_affinity/config.ini
                 - --liveness-probe
             initialDelaySeconds: 60
             periodSeconds: 60