diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7646bf5c3..6419c361a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins {
     id "io.codearte.nexus-staging" version "0.22.0"
 }
 
-ext.projectVersion = '2.1.4'
+ext.projectVersion = '2.1.5'
 ext.isReleaseVersion = !ext.projectVersion.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
 
 ext.mavenRepoUrl = project.properties['mavenRepoUrl'] ?: 'https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 10cf79905..19d3112fa 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -226,10 +226,11 @@ look like:
 }
 ``` 
 
-### Field interpolation using system properties
-In both formats, you can use system properties as field values. For instance, `${user.home}` in any field will be
-replaced by the actual value of system property `user.home`. If a property is not defined, no interpolation will be done
-and string will be left as is. A default value can be provided after `:-`, for instance `${property.name:-defaultValue}`.
+### Field interpolation using Java system properties or environment variables
+In both formats, you can use Java system properties and system environment variables as field values. For instance, `${user.home}` in any field will be
+replaced by the actual value of Java system property `user.home`. Likewise for `$HOME`, mapping the environment variable `HOME`. If a property is not defined, no interpolation will be done
+and string will be left as is. If the same key is defined both as a Java system property and an environment variable, the Java property value will take precedence.
+A default value can be provided after `:-`, for instance `${property.name:-defaultValue}`.
 Therefore, the following is a valid configuration file:
 
 ```json
@@ -238,12 +239,14 @@ Therefore, the following is a valid configuration file:
   "bot": {
     "username": "bot-username",
     "privateKey": {
-      "path": "${user.home}/rsa-private-key.pem"
+      "path": "${HOME}/rsa-private-key.pem"
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 Please mind that if you want to escape the `$` sign, `$${value}` will be replaced by `${value}`.
+And as the matching of environment variables is done after Java system properties, if you have a system property with **value** `${value}` and en environment variable with **key** `value`, it will substitute the value of the environment variable
+
 
 Reading a `JSON` configuration file is completely transparent: 
 ```java
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigLoader.java b/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigLoader.java
index 5d592553b..7503cc9c8 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigLoader.java
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigLoader.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public static BdkConfig loadFromFile(String configPath) throws BdkConfigExceptio
    * @return Symphony Bot Configuration
    */
   public static BdkConfig loadFromInputStream(InputStream inputStream) throws BdkConfigException {
-    return parseConfig(BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream));
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    return parseConfig(parser.parse(inputStream));
   }
 
   private static BdkConfig parseConfig(JsonNode jsonNode) {
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParser.java b/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParser.java
index cde9292d3..7fcce8a3f 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParser.java
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/main/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParser.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLMapper;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.commons.text.StringSubstitutor;
+import org.apache.commons.text.lookup.StringLookupFactory;
 import org.apiguardian.api.API;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
@@ -25,68 +26,74 @@
 @API(status = API.Status.INTERNAL)
 class BdkConfigParser {
 
-    private static final ObjectMapper JSON_MAPPER = new JsonMapper();
-    private static final ObjectMapper YAML_MAPPER = new YAMLMapper();
+  private static final ObjectMapper JSON_MAPPER = new JsonMapper();
+  private static final ObjectMapper YAML_MAPPER = new YAMLMapper();
+  private final StringSubstitutor envVarStringSubstitutor;
 
-    static {
-        JSON_MAPPER.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
-        YAML_MAPPER.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
-    }
+  static {
+    JSON_MAPPER.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
+    YAML_MAPPER.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
+  }
 
-    public static JsonNode parse(InputStream inputStream) throws BdkConfigException {
-        final JsonNode jsonNode = parseJsonNode(inputStream);
-        interpolateProperties(jsonNode);
+  public BdkConfigParser() {
+    envVarStringSubstitutor = new StringSubstitutor(StringLookupFactory.INSTANCE.environmentVariableStringLookup());
+  }
 
-        return jsonNode;
-    }
+  public JsonNode parse(InputStream inputStream) throws BdkConfigException {
+    final JsonNode jsonNode = parseJsonNode(inputStream);
+    interpolateProperties(jsonNode);
+    return jsonNode;
+  }
 
-    public static JsonNode parseJsonNode(InputStream inputStream) throws BdkConfigException {
-        String content = new BufferedReader(
-                new InputStreamReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
-                .lines()
-                .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
-        try {
-            return JSON_MAPPER.readTree(content);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.debug("Config file is not in JSON format, checking for YAML format.");
-        }
+  public JsonNode parseJsonNode(InputStream inputStream) throws BdkConfigException {
+    String content = new BufferedReader(
+        new InputStreamReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+        .lines()
+        .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+    try {
+      return JSON_MAPPER.readTree(content);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      log.debug("Config file is not in JSON format, checking for YAML format.");
+    }
 
-        try {
-            JsonNode jsonNode =  YAML_MAPPER.readTree(content);
-            if (jsonNode.isContainerNode()) {
-              log.debug("Config file found in YAML format.");
-              return jsonNode;
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.debug("Config file is not in YAML format.");
-        }
-        throw new BdkConfigException("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.");
+    try {
+      JsonNode jsonNode = YAML_MAPPER.readTree(content);
+      if (jsonNode.isContainerNode()) {
+        log.debug("Config file found in YAML format.");
+        return jsonNode;
+      }
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      log.debug("Config file is not in YAML format.");
     }
+    throw new BdkConfigException("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.");
+  }
 
-    public static void interpolateProperties(JsonNode jsonNode) {
-        if (jsonNode.isArray()) {
-            for (final JsonNode arrayItem : jsonNode) {
-                interpolateProperties(arrayItem);
-            }
-        } else if (jsonNode.isObject()) {
-            interpolatePropertiesInObject((ObjectNode) jsonNode);
-        }
+  public void interpolateProperties(JsonNode jsonNode) {
+    if (jsonNode.isArray()) {
+      for (final JsonNode arrayItem : jsonNode) {
+        interpolateProperties(arrayItem);
+      }
+    } else if (jsonNode.isObject()) {
+      interpolatePropertiesInObject((ObjectNode) jsonNode);
     }
+  }
 
-    private static void interpolatePropertiesInObject(ObjectNode objectNode) {
-        final Iterator<String> fieldNames = objectNode.fieldNames();
-        while (fieldNames.hasNext()) {
-            interpolatePropertyInField(objectNode, fieldNames.next());
-        }
+  private void interpolatePropertiesInObject(ObjectNode objectNode) {
+    final Iterator<String> fieldNames = objectNode.fieldNames();
+    while (fieldNames.hasNext()) {
+      interpolatePropertyInField(objectNode, fieldNames.next());
     }
+  }
 
-    private static void interpolatePropertyInField(ObjectNode objectNode, String field) {
-        final JsonNode node = objectNode.get(field);
-        if (node.isTextual()) {
-            final String interpolatedFieldValue = StringSubstitutor.replaceSystemProperties(node.asText());
-            objectNode.set(field, new TextNode(interpolatedFieldValue));
-        } else if (node.isObject() || node.isArray()) {
-            interpolateProperties(node);
-        }
+  private void interpolatePropertyInField(ObjectNode objectNode, String field) {
+    final JsonNode node = objectNode.get(field);
+    if (node.isTextual()) {
+      //Start by replacing any java system properties found, then match any remaining keys with environment variables
+      final String interpolatedFieldValue =
+          envVarStringSubstitutor.replace(StringSubstitutor.replaceSystemProperties(node.asText()));
+      objectNode.set(field, new TextNode(interpolatedFieldValue));
+    } else if (node.isObject() || node.isArray()) {
+      interpolateProperties(node);
     }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParserTest.java b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParserTest.java
index 21423e5fa..22f336747 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParserTest.java
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/java/com/symphony/bdk/core/config/BdkConfigParserTest.java
@@ -11,112 +11,165 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class BdkConfigParserTest {
 
-    @BeforeEach
-    void tearDown() {
-        System.clearProperty("my.property");
-        System.clearProperty("recursive");
+  //this is a disgusting hack that should only be allowed in unit tests
+  void hackEnvVar(String key, String value) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+    Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
+    Field field = env.getClass().getDeclaredField("m");
+    field.setAccessible(true);
+    if (value == null) {
+      ((Map<String, String>) field.get(env)).remove(key);
+    } else {
+      ((Map<String, String>) field.get(env)).put(key, value);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseJsonConfigTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        String configPath = "/config/config.json";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("tibot", jsonNode.at("/bot/username").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseJsonConfigWithPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
-        String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-
-        assertEquals("${escaped}", jsonNode.at("/host").asText());
-        assertEquals("propvalue/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
-        assertEquals("default/value/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/app/privateKeyPath").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseJsonConfigWithPropertyContainingSpecialCharsTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue:\"\n");
-        String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("propvalue:\"\n/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseJsonConfigWithRecursivePropertyShouldNotWorkTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        System.setProperty("recursive", "my.property");
-        System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
-        String configPath = "/config/config_recursive_props.json";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("${${recursive}}/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseJsonConfigWithUndefinedPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("${my.property}/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseYamlConfigTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        String configPath = "/config/config.yaml";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("tibot", jsonNode.at("/bot/username").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseYamlConfigWithPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException {
-        System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
-        String configPath = "/config/config_properties.yaml";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        JsonNode jsonNode = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        assertEquals("propvalue/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKey/path").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseYamlConfigWithPropertiesInArray() throws BdkConfigException {
-        System.setProperty("my.property", "agent-lb.acme.org");
-        String configPath = "/config/config_lb_properties.yaml";
-        InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-        final JsonNode loadBalancing = BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream).at("/agent/loadBalancing");
-
-        assertEquals("roundRobin", loadBalancing.at("/mode").asText());
-        assertTrue(loadBalancing.at("/stickiness").asBoolean());
-
-        assertEquals("agent1.acme.org", loadBalancing.at("/nodes/0/host").asText());
-        assertEquals(1234, loadBalancing.at("/nodes/0/port").asInt());
-
-        assertEquals("agent-lb.acme.org", loadBalancing.at("/nodes/1/host").asText());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseInvalidConfigTest() {
-        String configPath = "/config/invalid_config.html";
-        BdkConfigException exception = assertThrows(BdkConfigException.class, () -> {
-            InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-            BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        });
-        assertEquals("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.", exception.getMessage());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void parseInvalidYamlConfigTest() {
-        String configPath = "/config/invalid_config.yaml";
-        BdkConfigException exception = assertThrows(BdkConfigException.class, () -> {
-            InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
-            BdkConfigParser.parse(inputStream);
-        });
-        assertEquals("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.", exception.getMessage());
+  }
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  void setUp() {
+    System.clearProperty("my.property");
+    System.clearProperty("recursive");
+    try {
+      hackEnvVar("SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP", null);
+      hackEnvVar("my.property", null);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't hack environment variable", e);
     }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseJsonConfigTest() throws BdkConfigException {
+    String configPath = "/config/config.json";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("tibot", jsonNode.at("/bot/username").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseJsonConfigWithPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+    System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
+    hackEnvVar("SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP", "envvalue");
+    //java vars should take precedence over env vars
+    hackEnvVar("my.property", "invalid_value");
+    String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("${escaped}", jsonNode.at("/host").asText());
+    assertEquals("envvalue/propvalue/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
+    assertEquals("default/value/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/app/privateKeyPath").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseJsonConfigWithPropertyContainingSpecialCharsTest()
+      throws BdkConfigException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+    System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue:\"\n");
+    hackEnvVar("SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP", "envvalue");
+    String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("envvalue/propvalue:\"\n/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseJsonConfigWithRecursivePropertyShouldNotWorkTest() throws BdkConfigException {
+    System.setProperty("recursive", "my.property");
+    System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
+    String configPath = "/config/config_recursive_props.json";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("${${recursive}}/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseJsonConfigWithUndefinedPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException {
+    String configPath = "/config/config_properties.json";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/${my.property}/privatekey.pem",
+        jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKeyPath").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseYamlConfigTest() throws BdkConfigException {
+    String configPath = "/config/config.yaml";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("tibot", jsonNode.at("/bot/username").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseYamlConfigWithPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+    System.setProperty("my.property", "propvalue");
+    hackEnvVar("SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP", "envvalue");
+    //java vars should take precedence over env vars
+    hackEnvVar("my.property", "invalid_value");
+    String configPath = "/config/config_properties.yaml";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("envvalue/propvalue/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKey/path").asText());
+    ;
+    assertEquals("envvalue/propvalue/privatekey.pem", jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKey/path").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseYamlConfigWithPropertiesInArrayTest()
+      throws BdkConfigException, NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+    System.setProperty("my.property", "agent-lb.acme.org");
+    hackEnvVar("SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP", "valid_value");
+    //java vars should take precedence over env vars
+    hackEnvVar("my.property", "invalid_value");
+    String configPath = "/config/config_lb_properties.yaml";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    final JsonNode loadBalancing = parser.parse(inputStream).at("/agent/loadBalancing");
+
+    assertEquals("roundRobin", loadBalancing.at("/mode").asText());
+    assertTrue(loadBalancing.at("/stickiness").asBoolean());
+    assertEquals("agent1.acme.org", loadBalancing.at("/nodes/0/host").asText());
+    assertEquals(1234, loadBalancing.at("/nodes/0/port").asInt());
+    assertEquals("valid_value/agent-lb.acme.org", loadBalancing.at("/nodes/1/host").asText());
+    assertEquals("valid_value/hello", loadBalancing.at("/nodes/2/host").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseYamlConfigWithUndefinedPropertyTest() throws BdkConfigException {
+    String configPath = "/config/config_properties.yaml";
+    InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+    BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+    JsonNode jsonNode = parser.parse(inputStream);
+    assertEquals("${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/${my.property}/privatekey.pem",
+        jsonNode.at("/bot/privateKey/path").asText());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseInvalidConfigTest() {
+    String configPath = "/config/invalid_config.html";
+    BdkConfigException exception = assertThrows(BdkConfigException.class, () -> {
+      InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+      BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+      parser.parse(inputStream);
+    });
+    assertEquals("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.", exception.getMessage());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void parseInvalidYamlConfigTest() {
+    String configPath = "/config/invalid_config.yaml";
+    BdkConfigException exception = assertThrows(BdkConfigException.class, () -> {
+      InputStream inputStream = BdkConfigLoaderTest.class.getResourceAsStream(configPath);
+      BdkConfigParser parser = new BdkConfigParser();
+      parser.parse(inputStream);
+    });
+    assertEquals("Given InputStream is not valid. Only YAML or JSON are allowed.", exception.getMessage());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_lb_properties.yaml b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_lb_properties.yaml
index 2e6f76028..f7828e55a 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_lb_properties.yaml
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_lb_properties.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ agent:
     nodes:
       - host: agent1.acme.org
         port: 1234
-      - host: ${my.property}
+      - host: ${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/${my.property}
+      - host: ${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/hello
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.json b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.json
index 1cd464348..46b6b0dab 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.json
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     "bot": {
         "username": "tibot",
-        "privateKeyPath": "${my.property}/privatekey.pem"
+        "privateKeyPath": "${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/${my.property}/privatekey.pem"
     },
     "app": {
         "appId": "tibapp",
diff --git a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.yaml b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.yaml
index c62d2282c..3045e3bf9 100644
--- a/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.yaml
+++ b/symphony-bdk-core/src/test/resources/config/config_properties.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ _version: '2.0'
 bot:
   username: tibot
   privateKey:
-    path: ${my.property}/privatekey.pem
+    path: ${SYMPHONY_BDK_UNIT_TEST_TEMP}/${my.property}/privatekey.pem
+