diff --git a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.default b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.default
index 3ca2193..106c2f9 100644
--- a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.default
+++ b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.default
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 CONFIG_FILE="/etc/osmocom/osmo-nitb.cfg"
-DAEMON_ARGS="-m"
+HLR_FILE="/var/lib/osmocom/hlr.sqlite3"
+DAEMON_ARGS="-m -P"