diff --git a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
index d625814ba26..70fbe1063f8 100644
--- a/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
+++ b/jetty-start/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/start/Main.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class Main
                     }
                     else if (info.equals("@STARTINI"))
                     {
-                        List<String> ini = loadStartIni(null);
+                        List<String> ini = loadStartIni(new File(_jettyHome,"start.ini"));
                         if (ini != null && ini.size() > 0)
                         {
                             for (String a : ini)