diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/exampleservice-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/exampleservice-synchronizer.py
index aafdb44..0257219 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/exampleservice-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/exampleservice-synchronizer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
+from xosconfig import Config
+
+config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/exampleservice_config.yaml')
+Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
 
 synchronizer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
     os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/new_base")