diff --git a/sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh b/sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh
index 96432f31cc960e2115ed4f0e797927a99363a032..f7c7536892d7bfd978d31736cf2a535939acd9df 100755
--- a/sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh
+++ b/sbin/load_ConfigDb.sh
@@ -10,23 +10,9 @@ else
     help "A file name must be provided."
 fi
 
-# Check if the filename begins with /hosthome/, /opt/lofar2.0/tango or
-# /opt/lofar2.0/ or if it is in the ${HOME} directory:
-if [ ${1:0:10} != /hosthome/ -a ${1:0:20} != /opt/lofar2.0/tango/ -a ${1:0:14} != /opt/lofar2.0/ ]; then
-    pushd $(dirname ${file}) >/dev/null
-    full_path=${PWD}
-    popd >/dev/null
-    # Check if the file's directory begins with ${HOME}.  Then it can be
-    # accessed via /hosthome.  The replacement will then shorten the result.
-    home_replaced=${full_path#${HOME}}
-    if [ ${#home_replaced} -ne ${#full_path} ]; then
-        if [ ! -f ${file} ]; then
-            help "The file \"${1}\" does not exist."
-        fi
+# copy file into container to read it from container, as the file's location
+# in the container won't be the same as on the host.
+docker cp "${file}" dsconfig:/tmp/dsconfig-load-settings.json
 
-        # The file can be accessed through /hosthome.  Modify the parameter.
-        file=/hosthome${home_replaced}/$(basename ${file})
-    fi
-fi
-
-docker exec -it dsconfig json2tango --write ${file}
+# write settings
+docker exec -it dsconfig json2tango --write /tmp/dsconfig-load-settings.json
diff --git a/sbin/update_ConfigDb.sh b/sbin/update_ConfigDb.sh
index 0f22b48cbe52751a1b52c210ff685eb988d4f7dd..25cb31a8554546d33d94fe1278cbaca968277488 100755
--- a/sbin/update_ConfigDb.sh
+++ b/sbin/update_ConfigDb.sh
@@ -10,28 +10,9 @@ else
     help "A file name must be provided."
 fi
 
-# Check if the filename begins with /hosthome/, /opt/lofar2.0/tango or
-# /opt/lofar2.0/ or if it is in the ${HOME} directory:
-if [ ${1:0:10} != /hosthome/ -a ${1:0:20} != /opt/lofar2.0/tango/ -a ${1:0:14} != /opt/lofar2.0/ ]; then
-    pushd $(dirname ${file}) >/dev/null
-    full_path=${PWD}
-    popd >/dev/null
-    # Check if the file's directory begins with ${HOME}.  Then it can be
-    # accessed via /hosthome.  The replacement will then shorten the result.
-    home_replaced=${full_path#${HOME}}
-    if [ ${#home_replaced} -ne ${#full_path} ]; then
-        if [ ! -f ${file} ]; then
-            help "The file \"${1}\" does not exist."
-        fi
+# copy file into container to read it from container, as the file's location
+# in the container won't be the same as on the host.
+docker cp "${file}" dsconfig:/tmp/dsconfig-update-settings.json
 
-        # The file can be accessed through /hosthome.  Modify the parameter.
-        file=/hosthome${home_replaced}/$(basename ${file})
-    else
-        # The file is in one of the two:  /opt/lofar2.0/tango/ /opt/lofar2.0/
-        # Provide the full path since it is accessible from within the docker
-        # image because both directories are mounted.
-        file=${full_path}/$(basename ${file})
-    fi
-fi
-
-docker exec -it dsconfig json2tango --write --update ${file}
+# update settings
+docker exec -it dsconfig json2tango --write --update /tmp/dsconfig-update-settings.json