diff --git a/cookbooks/mongrel/templates/default/mongrel_rack.monitrc.erb b/cookbooks/mongrel/templates/default/mongrel_rack.monitrc.erb
index 63b5d09..c6e9ccf 100644
--- a/cookbooks/mongrel/templates/default/mongrel_rack.monitrc.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/mongrel/templates/default/mongrel_rack.monitrc.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% (@mongrel_base_port).upto(@mongrel_base_port + (@mongrel_instance_count - 1)) do |i| %>
 check process rack_<%= @app_name %>_<%= i %>
   with pidfile /var/run/mongrel/<%= @app_name %>/mongrel.<%= i %>.pid
-  start program = "/usr/bin/rackup -s mongrel -p <%= i %> -E <%= @node[:environment][:framework_env] %> -P /var/run/mongrel/<%= @app_name %>/mongrel.<%= i %>.pid -D /data/<%= @app_name %>/curren
+  start program = "RACK_ENV=<%= @node[:environment][:framework_env] %> RAILS_ENV=<%= @node[:environment][:framework_env] %> MERB_ENV=<%= @node[:environment][:framework_env] %> /usr/bin/rackup -s
   stop program = "/engineyard/bin/rackup_stop /var/run/mongrel/<%= @app_name %>/mongrel.<%= i %>.pid" as uid <%= @user %> and gid <%= @user %>
   if totalmem is greater than <%= @mongrel_mem_limit %> MB for 2 cycles then restart      # eating up memory?
   group <%= @app_name %>