diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index be533096..fa23c3a6 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if [ "$RMI_PORT" ]; then
    echo Starting RMI server on port $RMI_PORT
 fi
 if [ "$HOP_HOME" ]; then
-   SWITCHES="$SWITCHES -h $HOP_HOME"
+   SWITCHES="$SWITCHES -i $HOP_HOME -h $HOP_HOME"
 fi
 
 # Invoke the Java VM