diff --git a/nginx-confd/app.sh b/nginx-confd/app.sh
index cdbd992..a8b752c 100755
--- a/nginx-confd/app.sh
+++ b/nginx-confd/app.sh
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ set -eo pipefail
 export ETCD=${ETCD:-http://172.17.42.1:4001}
 
 ## wait until we can make initial nginx config
-until ./confd -verbose -onetime -node $ETCD -confdir /app ; do
+until ./confd -verbose -onetime -node $ETCD ; do
   echo "confd waiting to create initial nginx config"
   sleep 5
 done
 
 ## run confd to poll etcd for changes
 echo "confd polling etcd ..."
-./confd -verbose -interval 10 -node $ETCD -confdir /app &
+./confd -verbose -interval 10 -node $ETCD &
 
 ## run nginx in foreground
 nginx -g 'daemon off;'