diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
index 2c9140a..223ab00 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/files/vtr_synchronizer_config
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 # set proxy_ssh to false on cloudlab
 full_setup=True
 proxy_ssh=True
-proxy_ssh_key=/opt/xos/synchronizers/vtr/node_key
+proxy_ssh_key=/root/setup/node_key
 proxy_ssh_user=root
 
 [networking]