diff --git a/start-cassandra.sh b/start-cassandra.sh
index ffc21e4..3bc62e4 100755
--- a/start-cassandra.sh
+++ b/start-cassandra.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
   # Run cassandra 
   echo "Starting cassandra"
+  cp ${ONOS_HOME}/conf/cassandra.yaml $CASSANDRA_DIR/conf
   $CASSANDRA_DIR/bin/cassandra > $CASSANDRA_LOG 2>&1 
 }
 
diff --git a/start-zk.sh b/start-zk.sh
index 26db2fa..ddb2cb9 100755
--- a/start-zk.sh
+++ b/start-zk.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 function start {
   # Run Zookeeper with our configuration
   echo "Starting Zookeeper"
-  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh start $ZK_CONF
+  cp $ZK_CONF $ZKDIR/conf
+  $ZK_DIR/bin/zkServer.sh start
 }
 
 function stop {