diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/vhss-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/vhss-synchronizer.py
index 2d1bb00..2c40aeb 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/vhss-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/vhss-synchronizer.py
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
-
 from xosconfig import Config
-config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/vhss_config.yaml')
 
-Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
+base_config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/config.yaml')
+mounted_config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/mounted_config.yaml')
+
+if os.path.isfile(mounted_config_file):
+    Config.init(base_config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml', mounted_config_file)
+else:
+    Config.init(base_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)
 mod = importlib.import_module("xos-synchronizer")
 mod.main()