diff --git a/scenarios/1backend-complex-config/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh b/scenarios/1backend-complex-config/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
index d7e649133..3b1683228 100755
--- a/scenarios/1backend-complex-config/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
+++ b/scenarios/1backend-complex-config/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 cd /opt/proxysql
 make clean && make
 cd src
-gdbserver 0.0.0.0:2345 ./proxysql --initial
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+gdbserver 0.0.0.0:2345 ./proxysql --initial -f -c /etc/proxysql.cnf
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diff --git a/scenarios/base/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh b/scenarios/base/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
index d7e649133..3b1683228 100755
--- a/scenarios/base/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
+++ b/scenarios/base/proxysql/compile_and_start_proxysql.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 cd /opt/proxysql
 make clean && make
 cd src
-gdbserver 0.0.0.0:2345 ./proxysql --initial
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+gdbserver 0.0.0.0:2345 ./proxysql --initial -f -c /etc/proxysql.cnf
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