diff --git a/Dockerfile.e2e b/Dockerfile.e2e
index f3502f0..29ac816 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.e2e
+++ b/Dockerfile.e2e
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
   export STACKS_EVENT_OBSERVER="127.0.0.1:3998"
   mkdir -p /chainstate/stacks-blockchain-data
   envsubst < config.toml.in > config.toml
-  stacks-node start --config=config.toml &
+  stacks-node start --config config.toml &
   STACKS_PID=$!
 
   while true; do
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ cat > run.sh <<'EOM'
   bitcoin-cli -rpcwait generatetoaddress 1 $BTC_ADDR
 
   envsubst < config.toml.in > config.toml
-  stacks-node start --config=config.toml &
+  stacks-node start --config config.toml &
   STACKS_PID=$!
 
   function start_miner() {
diff --git a/docker-compose-follower.yml b/docker-compose-follower.yml
index 8efab66..61e9558 100644
--- a/docker-compose-follower.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-follower.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ services:
         until $(curl -o /dev/null -s stacks-node-miner:20443); do
             sleep 5
         done
-        exec stacks-node start --config=config.toml
+        exec stacks-node start --config config.toml
 
 networks:
   stacks:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fd7beee..a61e1bc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ services:
         rm -rf $${DATA_DIR}/*
         envsubst < config.toml.in > config.toml
         bitcoin-cli -rpcwait -rpcconnect=bitcoind getmininginfo
-        exec stacks-node start --config=config.toml
+        exec stacks-node start --config config.toml
 
   stacker:
     networks: