diff --git a/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh b/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
index b9df82ff28..640e256bd0 100755
--- a/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
+++ b/cmd/security-secrets-setup/start_vault.sh
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@ listener "tcp" {
               tls_disable = "1" 
               cluster_address = "edgex-vault:8201" 
           } 
-          backend "consul" { 
-              path = "vault/" 
-              address = "edgex-core-consul:8500" 
-              scheme = "http" 
-              redirect_addr = "http://edgex-vault:8200"
-              cluster_addr = "http://edgex-vault:8201"
-          }
+          backend "file" {
+              path = "/vault/file"
+          } 
           default_lease_ttl = "168h" 
           max_lease_ttl = "720h"
 '