diff --git a/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh b/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
index 860870dd9e..c5c1203cb8 100755
--- a/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
+++ b/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ listener "tcp" {
               tls_perfer_server_cipher_suites = "true"
           } 
           backend "file" {
-              path = "vault/file"
+              path = "/vault/file"
           } 
           default_lease_ttl = "168h" 
           max_lease_ttl = "720h"