diff --git a/build/docker/intel-qat-plugin.Dockerfile b/build/docker/intel-qat-plugin.Dockerfile
index ff596659..98333df2 100644
--- a/build/docker/intel-qat-plugin.Dockerfile
+++ b/build/docker/intel-qat-plugin.Dockerfile
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ RUN chmod a+x /go/bin/qat_plugin \
 FROM scratch as final
 COPY --from=builder /install_root /
 ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin
-CMD ["/usr/local/bin/intel_qat_device_plugin"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/intel_qat_device_plugin"]
diff --git a/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin.yaml b/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin.yaml
index d55955e6..625d8f68 100644
--- a/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin.yaml
+++ b/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
               name: intel-qat-plugin-config
               key: DEBUG
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        command: ["/usr/bin/intel_qat_device_plugin", "-dpdk-driver", "$(DPDK_DRIVER)", "-kernel-vf-drivers", "$(KERNEL_VF_DRIVERS)", "-max-num-devices", "$(MAX_NUM_DEVICES)", "-debug", "$(DEBUG)"]
+        args: ["-dpdk-driver", "$(DPDK_DRIVER)", "-kernel-vf-drivers", "$(KERNEL_VF_DRIVERS)", "-max-num-devices", "$(MAX_NUM_DEVICES)", "-debug", "$(DEBUG)"]
         volumeMounts:
         - name: pcidir
           mountPath: /sys/bus/pci
diff --git a/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin_kernel_mode.yaml b/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin_kernel_mode.yaml
index 177556dd..3750355f 100644
--- a/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin_kernel_mode.yaml
+++ b/deployments/qat_plugin/qat_plugin_kernel_mode.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
           privileged: true
         image: intel/intel-qat-plugin:devel
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        command: ["/usr/bin/intel_qat_device_plugin", "-mode", "kernel"]
+        args: ["-mode", "kernel"]
         volumeMounts:
         - name: devfs
           mountPath: /dev