diff --git a/roles/mongodb/templates/mongodb.service.j2 b/roles/mongodb/templates/mongodb.service.j2
index 1cfc98b05..4407efddc 100644
--- a/roles/mongodb/templates/mongodb.service.j2
+++ b/roles/mongodb/templates/mongodb.service.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=mongodb
 Group=mongodb
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mongod --repair --dbpath {{ mongodb_db_path }}
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/mongod -f /etc/mongod.conf
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/mongod -f {{ mongodb_conf }}
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/killall mongod
  
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