diff --git a/docker/conf-workers/synapse.supervisord.conf.j2 b/docker/conf-workers/synapse.supervisord.conf.j2
index 55ac3d76af6f..a9d13c72a1b0 100644
--- a/docker/conf-workers/synapse.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/docker/conf-workers/synapse.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 [program:synapse_main]
-command=/usr/local/bin/prefix-log /usr/local/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver \
-    --config-path="{{ main_config_path }}" \
-    --config-path=/conf/workers/shared.yaml
+command=/usr/local/bin/prefix-log /usr/local/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver {#
+#}  --config-path="{{ main_config_path }}" {#
+#}  --config-path=/conf/workers/shared.yaml
 priority=10
 # Log startup failures to supervisord's stdout/err
 # Regular synapse logs will still go in the configured data directory
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ exitcodes=0
 
 {% for worker in workers %}
 [program:synapse_{{ worker.name }}]
-command=/usr/local/bin/prefix-log /usr/local/bin/python -m {{ worker.app }} \
-    --config-path="{{ main_config_path }}" \
-    --config-path=/conf/workers/shared.yaml \
-    --config-path=/conf/workers/{{ worker.name }}.yaml
+command=/usr/local/bin/prefix-log /usr/local/bin/python -m {{ worker.app }} {#
+#}  --config-path="{{ main_config_path }}" {#
+#}  --config-path=/conf/workers/shared.yaml {#
+#}  --config-path=/conf/workers/{{ worker.name }}.yaml
 autorestart=unexpected
 priority=500
 exitcodes=0