diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
index 2009ea8..cb7194f 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@
         - .:/root/setup:ro
         - ./id_rsa:/opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_private_key:ro  # private key
 
-
 xos_synchronizer_vtr:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
-    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/vtr-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/vtr_synchronizer_config"
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; cp /root/setup/node_key /opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/; chmod 0600 /opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/node_key; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/vtr-synchronizer.py -C /root/setup/files/vtr_synchronizer_config"
     labels:
         org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
         org.xosproject.target: vtr