diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/custom_osquery.flags b/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/custom_osquery.flags
index 0b54c805..07b1f7f8 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/custom_osquery.flags
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/custom_osquery.flags
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 --events_max=500000
 --logger_min_status=1
 --logger_plugin=filesystem
+--config_plugin=filesystem
+--database_path='/var/osquery/osquery.db'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/template.osquery.conf b/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/template.osquery.conf
index 3734bdba..01a42237 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/template.osquery.conf
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/osquery_linux/files/template.osquery.conf
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   // Configure the daemon below:
   "options": {
     // Select the osquery config plugin.
-    "config_plugin": "filesystem",
+    //"config_plugin": "filesystem",
 
     // Select the osquery logging plugin.
-    "logger_plugin": "filesystem",
+    //"logger_plugin": "filesystem",
 
     // The log directory stores info, warning, and errors.
     // If the daemon uses the 'filesystem' logging retriever then the log_dir
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
     // A filesystem path for disk-based backing storage used for events and
     // query results differentials. See also 'use_in_memory_database'.
-    "database_path": "/var/osquery/osquery.db",
+    //"database_path": "/var/osquery/osquery.db",
 
     // Comma-delimited list of table names to be disabled.
     // This allows osquery to be launched without certain tables.