diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index 57a489512..d0ae6f91f 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Start the server",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		port, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("port")
-		configPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("config_path")
-		fmt.Printf("Starting server on port %s with config file at %s\n", port, configPath)
-		if err := run(port); err != nil {
+		configFolderPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("config_folder_path")
+		fmt.Printf("Starting server on port %s with config file at %s\n", port, configFolderPath)
+		if err := run(configFolderPath, port); err != nil {
 			panic(err.Error())
 		}
 	},
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ func init() {
 	startCmd.Flags().StringP("config_path", "c", "", "Path to config file folder")
 }
 
-func run(port int) error {
-	if err := config.InitConfig(); err != nil {
+func run(configFolderPath string, port int) error {
+	if err := config.InitConfig(configFolderPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	log.NewPrivateLog(constant.LogFileName)
diff --git a/pkg/common/config/config.go b/pkg/common/config/config.go
index 2d80fba5c..5f2f472c8 100644
--- a/pkg/common/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/common/config/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"OpenIM/pkg/discoveryregistry"
-	"flag"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	FileName             = "config.yaml"
 	NotificationFileName = "notification.yaml"
 	ENV                  = "CONFIG_NAME"
-	DefaultPath          = "../config/"
+	DefaultFolderPath    = "../config/"
 	ConfKey              = "conf"
 )
 
@@ -497,11 +496,12 @@ func (c *config) unmarshalConfig(config interface{}, configPath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *config) initConfig(config interface{}, configName, configPath string) error {
-	if configPath == "" {
-		configPath = DefaultPath
+func (c *config) initConfig(config interface{}, configName, configFolderPath string) error {
+	if configFolderPath == "" {
+		configFolderPath = DefaultFolderPath
 	}
-	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(configPath, configName))
+	_, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(configFolderPath, configName))
+	var configPath string
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		configPath = filepath.Join(Root, "config", configName)
 	}
@@ -521,14 +521,12 @@ func (c *config) GetConfFromRegistry(registry discoveryregistry.SvcDiscoveryRegi
 	return registry.GetConfFromRegistry(ConfKey)
 }
 
-func InitConfig() error {
-	configPath := flag.String("config_path", os.Getenv(ENV), "folder for config")
-	flag.Parse()
-	err := Config.initConfig(&Config, FileName, *configPath)
+func InitConfig(configFolderPath string) error {
+	err := Config.initConfig(&Config, FileName, configFolderPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = Config.initConfig(&Config.Notification, NotificationFileName, *configPath)
+	err = Config.initConfig(&Config.Notification, NotificationFileName, configFolderPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}