diff --git a/netsim/devices/crpd.yml b/netsim/devices/crpd.yml
index 0262e1fe2c..f0a15ab3af 100644
--- a/netsim/devices/crpd.yml
+++ b/netsim/devices/crpd.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ clab:
     kind: juniper_crpd
     config_templates:
       hosts: /etc/hosts:shared
-      netlab-config: /config/netlab/config.sh:sh
+      netlab-config: /config/netlab/netlab-config.sh:sh
   interface:
     name: eth{ifindex+1}
   features:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ clab:
     netlab_show_command: [ cli, -c, 'show $@' ]
     netlab_check_command: who
     netlab_ready: [ ssh ]
-    netlab_default_shebang: '#!/config/netlab/config.sh'
+    netlab_default_shebang: '#!/config/netlab/netlab-config.sh'
 #    ansible_connection: docker
 #    netlab_console_connection: docker
     netlab_config_path: /config/netlab/
diff --git a/netsim/templates/provider/clab/crpd/netlab-config.j2 b/netsim/templates/provider/clab/crpd/netlab-config.j2
index 3a4db823db..08c74deb35 100644
--- a/netsim/templates/provider/clab/crpd/netlab-config.j2
+++ b/netsim/templates/provider/clab/crpd/netlab-config.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+tail -n +2 $1 > /tmp/config.conf # stop shebang being included in pushed config
 cat <<CONFIG | cli | tee /tmp/cli-status
 configure
-load merge $1
+load merge /tmp/config.conf
 CONFIG
 if grep -i error /tmp/cli-status >/dev/null; then
   echo "Configuration load failed, aborting"