diff --git a/bin/performance-analyzer-agent b/bin/performance-analyzer-agent
index b9c3a77ee..6ce79cbaa 100755
--- a/bin/performance-analyzer-agent
+++ b/bin/performance-analyzer-agent
@@ -28,12 +28,19 @@ fi
 echo "Using JAVA_HOME: $JAVA_HOME"
 export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
 
+if [[ -z "$OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF" ]]; then
+        echo "OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF needs to be set."
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Using OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF: $OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF"
+
 if ! echo $* | grep -E '(^-d |-d$| -d |--daemonize$|--daemonize )' > /dev/null; then
-    export JAVA_OPTS=-Dopensearch.path.home=$OPENSEARCH_HOME\ -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/config/log4j2.xml\ -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+    export JAVA_OPTS=-Dopensearch.path.home=$OPENSEARCH_HOME\ -Dopensearch.path.conf=$OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF\ -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/config/log4j2.xml\ -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
     exec $OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/bin/performance-analyzer-rca
 else
     echo 'Starting deamon'
-    export JAVA_OPTS=-Dopensearch.path.home=$OPENSEARCH_HOME\ -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/config/log4j2.xml\ -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
+    export JAVA_OPTS=-Dopensearch.path.home=$OPENSEARCH_HOME\ -Dopensearch.path.conf=$OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF\ -Dlog4j.configurationFile=$OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/config/log4j2.xml\ -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError
     exec $OPENSEARCH_HOME/performance-analyzer-rca/bin/performance-analyzer-rca &
 
     pid=$!
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 13296e076..3fe4288cb 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ RUN yum update -y && \
 COPY CENTOS_LICENSING.txt /root
 COPY --from=prep_open_search_files --chown=1000:0 /opt/jdk-11.0.1 /opt/jdk-11.0.1
 ENV OPENSEARCH_JAVA_HOME /opt/jdk-11.0.1
+ENV OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF /usr/share/opensearch/config
 
 # Replace OpenJDK's built-in CA certificate keystore with the one from the OS
 # vendor. The latter is superior in several ways.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/collectors/StatsCollector.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/collectors/StatsCollector.java
index c8fa24288..20d4c3ce7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/collectors/StatsCollector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/collectors/StatsCollector.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.PerformanceAnalyzerApp;
 import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.config.PluginSettings;
-import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.core.Util;
 import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.metrics.MetricsConfiguration;
 import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.rca.Version;
 import org.opensearch.performanceanalyzer.rca.formatter.StatsCollectorFormatter;
@@ -146,13 +145,15 @@ private static Map<String, String> loadMetadata(String fileLocation) {
 
             try (InputStream input =
                     new FileInputStream(
-                            Util.PLUGIN_LOCATION
-                                    + PluginSettings.CONFIG_FILES_PATH
-                                    + fileLocation); ) {
+                            PluginSettings.instance().getConfigFolderPath() + fileLocation); ) {
                 // load properties file
                 props.load(input);
             } catch (Exception ex) {
-                GENERAL_LOG.error("Error in loading metadata for fileLocation: {}", fileLocation);
+                GENERAL_LOG.error(
+                        "Error in loading metadata for folderLocation: {}, fileLocation: {}",
+                        PluginSettings.instance().getConfigFolderPath(),
+                        fileLocation,
+                        ex);
             }
 
             props.forEach((key, value) -> retVal.put((String) key, (String) value));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/config/PluginSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/config/PluginSettings.java
index 43dba0fdc..73060bc39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/config/PluginSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/performanceanalyzer/config/PluginSettings.java
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ public class PluginSettings {
 
     private static PluginSettings instance;
     public static final String CONFIG_FILES_PATH = "config/";
-    private static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH =
+    public static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH =
             OPENSEARCH_HOME
                     + File.separator
                     + "config"
                     + File.separator
                     + "opensearch-performance-analyzer"
-                    + File.separator
-                    + "performance-analyzer.properties";
+                    + File.separator;
+    private static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH =
+            DEFAULT_CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH + "performance-analyzer.properties";
     private static final String METRICS_LOCATION_KEY = "metrics-location";
     private static final String METRICS_LOCATION_DEFAULT = "/dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/";
     private static final String DELETION_INTERVAL_KEY = "metrics-deletion-interval";
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class PluginSettings {
 
     private boolean httpsEnabled;
     private Properties settings;
+    private final String configFolderPath;
     private final String configFilePath;
 
     /**
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ public class PluginSettings {
         Util.invokePrivilegedAndLogError(PluginSettings::createInstance);
     }
 
+    public String getConfigFolderPath() {
+        return configFolderPath;
+    }
+
     public String getMetricsLocation() {
         return metricsLocation;
     }
@@ -170,9 +176,12 @@ private PluginSettings(String cfPath) {
         rpcPort = RPC_DEFAULT_PORT;
         webServicePort = WEBSERVICE_DEFAULT_PORT;
         if (cfPath == null || cfPath.isEmpty()) {
+            this.configFolderPath = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH;
             this.configFilePath = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH;
         } else {
-            this.configFilePath = cfPath;
+            this.configFolderPath =
+                    cfPath + File.separator + "opensearch-performance-analyzer" + File.separator;
+            this.configFilePath = configFolderPath + "performance-analyzer.properties";
         }
 
         settings = new Properties();
@@ -216,7 +225,7 @@ public static PluginSettings instance() {
     }
 
     private static void createInstance() {
-        String cfPath = System.getProperty("configFilePath");
+        String cfPath = System.getProperty("opensearch.path.conf");
         instance = new PluginSettings(cfPath);
     }