diff --git a/src/roboglue_ros/launch/roboglue_ros_urdriver_norviz.launch b/src/roboglue_ros/launch/roboglue_ros_urdriver_norviz.launch
index 8db8449..850d4a5 100644
--- a/src/roboglue_ros/launch/roboglue_ros_urdriver_norviz.launch
+++ b/src/roboglue_ros/launch/roboglue_ros_urdriver_norviz.launch
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <param name="robot_model_name" type="string" value="robot_description" />
         <param name="move_group_name" type="string" value="manipulator" />
         <param name="min_nonzero_move" type="double" value="0.005" />
-        <param name="joint_defaults" type="yaml" textfile="$(find roboglue_ros)/config/joiontDefaults.yaml">
+        <rosparam command="load" file="$(find roboglue_ros)/config/jointDefaults.yaml" />
         <!-- ROS node loop parameters -->
         <param name="loop_rate" type="int" value="100" />
         <param name="msg_buffer" type="int" value="100" />
diff --git a/src/roboglue_ros/launch/test.launch b/src/roboglue_ros/launch/test.launch
index fd26de8..afca57d 100644
--- a/src/roboglue_ros/launch/test.launch
+++ b/src/roboglue_ros/launch/test.launch
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     <env name="ROSCONSOLE_FORMAT" value="[${severity}] [${node}]: ${message}" />
     <!--    <env name="ROSCONSOLE_FORMAT" value="[${severity}] [${node}] [${function}]: ${message}" />-->
 
-    <param name="joint_defaults" type="yaml" textfile="$(find roboglue_ros)/config/jointDefaults.yaml" />
+    <rosparam command="load" file="$(find roboglue_ros)/config/jointDefaults.yaml" />
 </launch>