diff --git a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
index 9e2d9d103..9245edc04 100755
--- a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
+++ b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/dpapp.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 sysctl vm.nr_hugepages=32
 sysctl vm.max_map_count=1548
 
-/usr/bin/vpp -c ${1:-/etc/vpp/startup.conf}
+while true; do sleep 2; done
diff --git a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/startup.conf b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/startup.conf
index aa8e51dd9..8715192fa 100644
--- a/dash-pipeline/dpapp/startup.conf
+++ b/dash-pipeline/dpapp/startup.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ unix {
   full-coredump
   cli-listen /run/vpp/cli.sock
   gid vpp
-  startup-config /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp/init.config
 }
 
 api-trace {
@@ -29,15 +28,8 @@ cpu {
   corelist-workers 2
 }
 
-dpdk {
-  no-pci
-}
-
 plugins {
   add-path /dash/dash-pipeline/dpapp/build/lib/vpp_plugins
   plugin default {disable}
-  plugin dpdk_plugin.so {enable}
-  plugin af_packet_plugin.so {enable}
-  plugin dash_plugin.so {enable}
 }