diff --git a/st2actions/st2actions/config.py b/st2actions/st2actions/config.py
index 4e03772e37..fbd661a59d 100644
--- a/st2actions/st2actions/config.py
+++ b/st2actions/st2actions/config.py
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 
 import st2common.config as common_config
 from st2common.constants.system import VERSION_STRING
+from st2common.constants.system import DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
 def parse_args(args=None):
-    CONF(args=args, version=VERSION_STRING)
+    CONF(args=args, version=VERSION_STRING,
+         default_config_files=[DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH])
 
 
 def register_opts():
diff --git a/st2actions/st2actions/scheduler/config.py b/st2actions/st2actions/scheduler/config.py
index 27edfd6634..54addb77fb 100644
--- a/st2actions/st2actions/scheduler/config.py
+++ b/st2actions/st2actions/scheduler/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from st2common import config as common_config
 from st2common.constants import system as sys_constants
+from st2common.constants.system import DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH
 from st2common import log as logging
 
 
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@
 
 
 def parse_args(args=None):
-    cfg.CONF(args=args, version=sys_constants.VERSION_STRING)
+    cfg.CONF(args=args, version=sys_constants.VERSION_STRING,
+             default_config_files=[DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH])
 
 
 def register_opts():
diff --git a/st2actions/st2actions/workflows/config.py b/st2actions/st2actions/workflows/config.py
index ac659ef29c..b5fcfb9e23 100644
--- a/st2actions/st2actions/workflows/config.py
+++ b/st2actions/st2actions/workflows/config.py
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 
 from st2common import config as common_config
 from st2common.constants import system as sys_constants
+from st2common.constants.system import DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH
 
 
 def parse_args(args=None):
-    cfg.CONF(args=args, version=sys_constants.VERSION_STRING)
+    cfg.CONF(args=args, version=sys_constants.VERSION_STRING,
+             default_config_files=[DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH])
 
 
 def register_opts():