diff --git a/src/simulator/main.cpp b/src/simulator/main.cpp
index 06c26503..d5521655 100644
--- a/src/simulator/main.cpp
+++ b/src/simulator/main.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ int sc_main(int argc, char **argv)
         baseConfig = argv[1];
     }
 
-    DRAMSys::Config::Configuration configuration = DRAMSys::Config::from_path(baseConfig.c_str());
+    DRAMSys::Config::Configuration configuration =
+        DRAMSys::Config::from_path(baseConfig.c_str(), resourceDirectory.c_str());
 
     if (!configuration.tracesetup.has_value())
         SC_REPORT_FATAL("Simulator", "No traffic initiators specified");