diff --git a/tools/packaging/linux/aws-otel-collector.conf b/tools/packaging/linux/aws-otel-collector.conf
index 8b6c622eee..ab17d7dd58 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/linux/aws-otel-collector.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/linux/aws-otel-collector.conf
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ normal exit 0
 
 respawn
 
-exec /opt/aws/aws-otel-collector/bin/aws-otel-collector --config /opt/aws/aws-otel-collector/etc/config.yaml
-post-stop exec sleep 1
-
+script
+  . /opt/aws/aws-otel-collector/etc/.env
+  exec /opt/aws/aws-otel-collector/bin/aws-otel-collector $config
+end script
 
+post-stop exec sleep 1