diff --git a/appserver/extras/payara-micro/payara-micro-core/src/main/java/fish/payara/micro/impl/PayaraMicroImpl.java b/appserver/extras/payara-micro/payara-micro-core/src/main/java/fish/payara/micro/impl/PayaraMicroImpl.java
index 63fe4223a18..889b61e7805 100644
--- a/appserver/extras/payara-micro/payara-micro-core/src/main/java/fish/payara/micro/impl/PayaraMicroImpl.java
+++ b/appserver/extras/payara-micro/payara-micro-core/src/main/java/fish/payara/micro/impl/PayaraMicroImpl.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) [2016-2022] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) [2016-2023] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
  * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ private void configureHazelcast() {
             }
 
             if (alternateHZConfigFile != null) {
-                preBootCommands.add(new BootCommand("set", "hazelcast-runtime-configuration.hazelcast-configuration-file=" + alternateHZConfigFile.getName()));
+                preBootCommands.add(new BootCommand("set", "hazelcast-runtime-configuration.hazelcast-configuration-file=" + alternateHZConfigFile.getPath()));
             }
             preBootCommands.add(new BootCommand("set", "configs.config.server-config.hazelcast-config-specific-configuration.lite=" + liteMember));