diff --git a/auth/auth-service/pom.xml b/auth/auth-service/pom.xml
index 1659285..3a99b97 100644
--- a/auth/auth-service/pom.xml
+++ b/auth/auth-service/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 							<mainClass>org.onap.aaf.auth.service.AAF_Service</mainClass>
 							<name>service</name>
 							<commandLineArguments>
-								<commandLineArgument>cadi_prop_files=${project.conf_dir}/org.osaaf.service.props</commandLineArgument>
+								<commandLineArgument>cadi_prop_files=${project.ext_root_dir}/etc/org.osaaf.service.props</commandLineArgument>
 								<commandLineArgument>cadi_log_dir=${project.ext_root_dir}/logs/service</commandLineArgument>
 							</commandLineArguments>
 						</program>