diff --git a/src/networktables/NetworkTable.cpp b/src/networktables/NetworkTable.cpp
index 24a49e77b0..e91e922070 100644
--- a/src/networktables/NetworkTable.cpp
+++ b/src/networktables/NetworkTable.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void NetworkTable::Initialize() {
   if (s_client)
     nt::StartClient(s_ip_address.c_str(), NT_DEFAULT_PORT);
   else
-    nt::StartServer("", "", NT_DEFAULT_PORT);
+    nt::StartServer("networktables.ini", "", NT_DEFAULT_PORT);
   s_running = true;
 }