diff --git a/doc/source/admin_util.rst b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
index a87d561cd9..4c077455a4 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin_util.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin_util.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 Admin Utility
 =============
 
-NSX-V and NSX-T support the nsxadmin utility. This enables and administrator to determine and rectify inconsistencies between the Neutron DB and NSX.
+The VMWare NSX plugins support the nsxadmin utility. This enables and administrator to determine and rectify inconsistencies between the Neutron DB and NSX, in addition to performing different configuration changes and migrations.
 usage: nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>
 
+In order to specify config files:
+usage: nsxadmin --config-file <neutron config path> --config-file <nsx config path > -r <resources> -o <operation>
+
 NSX-V Plugin
 ------------
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/nsxadmin.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/nsxadmin.py
index 48670556df..0ca87b4af1 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/nsxadmin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/nsxadmin.py
@@ -56,16 +56,23 @@ def _init_cfg():
     # register must come after above unregister to avoid duplicates
     cfg.CONF.register_cli_opts(resources.cli_opts)
 
-    # Init the neutron config
-    neutron_config.init(args=['--config-file', constants.NEUTRON_CONF,
-                              '--config-file', constants.NSX_INI])
+    # Make sure the default config files are used if not specified in args
+    default_config_files = [constants.NEUTRON_CONF,
+                            constants.NSX_INI]
+    config_args = sys.argv[1:]
+    if '--config-file' not in config_args:
+        # Add default config files
+        config_args = []
+        for file in default_config_files:
+            config_args.extend(['--config-file', file])
 
-    cfg.CONF(args=sys.argv[1:], project='NSX',
+    # Init the CONF and neutron config (Used by the core plugin)
+    neutron_config.init(args=config_args)
+    cfg.CONF(args=config_args, project='NSX',
              prog='Admin Utility',
              version=version.__version__,
              usage='nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>',
-             default_config_files=[constants.NEUTRON_CONF,
-                                   constants.NSX_INI])
+             default_config_files=default_config_files)
 
 
 def _validate_resource_choice(resource, nsx_plugin):