diff --git a/plugins/inventory/aws_rds.py b/plugins/inventory/aws_rds.py
index 2c19dfa0ff0..7c2afebd88b 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/aws_rds.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/aws_rds.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ def parse(self, inventory, loader, path, cache=True):
         if not HAS_BOTO3:
             raise AnsibleError('The RDS dynamic inventory plugin requires boto3 and botocore.')
 
+        self._read_config_data(path)
         self._set_credentials()
 
         # get user specifications