diff --git a/net/netbird/Makefile b/net/netbird/Makefile
index 53947ca566..fe21b4d04a 100644
--- a/net/netbird/Makefile
+++ b/net/netbird/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netbird
-PKG_VERSION:=0.52.2
+PKG_VERSION:=0.53.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
-PKG_HASH:=0c798932bed1b1c2dbe1de692efad7f60c875caee2da9fa797de5b4740b8a0e5
+PKG_HASH:=47dde2b5b8fcb488bd6aa9aab769efb45ca4c1cc21253d44f7a68b44e7aeda8a
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Wesley Gimenes <wehagy@proton.me>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
diff --git a/net/netbird/files/netbird.init b/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
index b7ccd2d4b2..b5a0930c5a 100755
--- a/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
+++ b/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ USE_PROCD=1
 start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command /usr/bin/netbird
+	procd_set_param env NB_CONFIG="/etc/netbird/config.json"
 	procd_append_param command service run
 	procd_set_param pidfile /var/run/netbird.pid
 	procd_close_instance