diff --git a/bigcouch/vm.args b/bigcouch/vm.args
index df3b062..cd93511 100644
--- a/bigcouch/vm.args
+++ b/bigcouch/vm.args
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 # Comment this line out to enable the interactive Erlang shell on startup
 +Bd -noinput -detached
 
--couch_ini /usr/etc/default.ini /etc/kazoo/bigcouch/local.ini
+-couch_ini /opt/bigcouch/etc/default.ini /etc/kazoo/bigcouch/local.ini