diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
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+export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
+python metronetwork-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/metro-net/metronetwork_from_api_config
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