diff --git a/docs/rn/0.27.md b/docs/rn/0.27.md
index b8c3b6c41..6482d396f 100644
--- a/docs/rn/0.27.md
+++ b/docs/rn/0.27.md
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ We finally added support to provision vMX and vQFX with startup configuration. T
 
 ## Misc
 
-* SR Linux nodes will be able to use the names of the other nodes of the same #891
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+* SR Linux nodes will be able to use the names of the other nodes of the same #891
+
+## Patches
+
+### 0.27.1
+
+* adding missing config dir mount for vMX
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diff --git a/nodes/vr_vmx/vr-vmx.go b/nodes/vr_vmx/vr-vmx.go
index 8d8adf9a3..02be2b59f 100644
--- a/nodes/vr_vmx/vr-vmx.go
+++ b/nodes/vr_vmx/vr-vmx.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func (s *vrVMX) Init(cfg *types.NodeConfig, opts ...nodes.NodeOption) error {
 	}
 	s.cfg.Env = utils.MergeStringMaps(defEnv, s.cfg.Env)
 
+	// mount config dir to support startup-config functionality
+	s.cfg.Binds = append(s.cfg.Binds, fmt.Sprint(path.Join(s.cfg.LabDir, configDirName), ":/config"))
+
 	s.cfg.Cmd = fmt.Sprintf("--username %s --password %s --hostname %s --connection-mode %s --trace",
 		s.cfg.Env["USERNAME"], s.cfg.Env["PASSWORD"], s.cfg.ShortName, s.cfg.Env["CONNECTION_MODE"])
 
diff --git a/nodes/vr_vqfx/vr-vqfx.go b/nodes/vr_vqfx/vr-vqfx.go
index 55df01e4e..b9ad92ad1 100644
--- a/nodes/vr_vqfx/vr-vqfx.go
+++ b/nodes/vr_vqfx/vr-vqfx.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func (s *vrVQFX) Init(cfg *types.NodeConfig, opts ...nodes.NodeOption) error {
 	}
 	s.cfg.Env = utils.MergeStringMaps(defEnv, s.cfg.Env)
 
+	// mount config dir to support startup-config functionality
 	s.cfg.Binds = append(s.cfg.Binds, fmt.Sprint(path.Join(s.cfg.LabDir, configDirName), ":/config"))
 
 	if s.cfg.Env["CONNECTION_MODE"] == "macvtap" {