diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
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new mode 100755
index 5cb8831..bcbc374
--- a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-python vsgw-synchronizer.py
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+export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
+python vsgw-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/vsgw/vsgw_from_api_config
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