diff --git a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
index b700dea..e4d02b4 100755
--- a/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
+++ b/openbsc/debian/osmocom-nitb.init
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
-DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS -D -c $CONFIG_FILE"
+DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS -D -c $CONFIG_FILE -l $HLR_FILE"
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service