diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py
index a60c758..f65e222 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-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__)) + '/metronetwork_config.yaml')
+Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
 
 observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/new_base")
 sys.path.append(observer_path)