diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index b6b8aa0a..ac323177 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ def parse_iss_yaml(iss, iss_yaml, isa, setting_dir, debug_cmd):
     logging.info("Processing ISS setup file : {}".format(iss_yaml))
     yaml_data = read_yaml(iss_yaml)
 
+    # Path to the "yaml" subdirectory
+    yaml_dir = os.path.dirname(iss_yaml)
+
     # Path to the "scripts" subdirectory
     my_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
     scripts_dir = os.path.join(my_path, "scripts")   # Search for matched ISS
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ def parse_iss_yaml(iss, iss_yaml, isa, setting_dir, debug_cmd):
             else:
                 cmd = re.sub("\<variant\>", isa, cmd)
             cmd = re.sub("\<scripts_path\>", scripts_dir, cmd)
+            cmd = re.sub("\<config_path\>", yaml_dir, cmd)
             return cmd
     logging.error("Cannot find ISS {}".format(iss))
     sys.exit(RET_FAIL)
diff --git a/yaml/iss.yaml b/yaml/iss.yaml
index eb2a85d5..ecf3224a 100644
--- a/yaml/iss.yaml
+++ b/yaml/iss.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 - iss: whisper
   path_var: WHISPER_ISS
   cmd: >
-    <path_var> <elf> --log --xlen <xlen> --isa <variant>
+    <path_var> <elf> --log --xlen <xlen> --isa <variant> --configfile <config_path>/whisper.json --iccmrw
 
 - iss: renode
   path_var: RENODE_PATH
diff --git a/yaml/whisper.json b/yaml/whisper.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62551c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yaml/whisper.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "iccm": {
+        "region":  "0",
+        "size":    "0x80000000",
+        "offset":  "0x80000000"
+    }
+}