diff --git a/apex/core/property/Gruneisen.py b/apex/core/property/Gruneisen.py
index 2bf0462d..f4842f5c 100644
--- a/apex/core/property/Gruneisen.py
+++ b/apex/core/property/Gruneisen.py
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ def _ensure_abacus_volume_outputs(
                 if not os.path.isfile("FORCE_CONSTANTS"):
                     raise FileNotFoundError(f"FORCE_CONSTANTS was not created in {helper_dir}")
                 if not os.path.isfile("mesh.yaml"):
-                    subprocess.check_call(Phonon.phonopy_command("band.conf"), shell=True)
+                    subprocess.check_call(Phonon.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf"), shell=True)
                     self._write_band_dat()
             finally:
                 os.chdir(cwd)
diff --git a/apex/core/property/Phonon.py b/apex/core/property/Phonon.py
index 1951b4f2..f9e317ee 100644
--- a/apex/core/property/Phonon.py
+++ b/apex/core/property/Phonon.py
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ def _compute_lower(self, output_file, all_tasks, all_res):
                     if not os.path.exists("FORCE_SETS"):
                         raise FileNotFoundError("FORCE_SETS was not created")
                     print('FORCE_SETS is created')
-                    subprocess.check_call(self.phonopy_command("band.conf"), shell=True)
+                    subprocess.check_call(self.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf"), shell=True)
                     self.write_band_dat()
 
                 elif self.inter_param["type"] == 'vasp':
diff --git a/tests/test_gruneisen.py b/tests/test_gruneisen.py
index 0d1ad82d..d6729a8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_gruneisen.py
+++ b/tests/test_gruneisen.py
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ def fake_check_call(command, shell):
                 Path("FORCE_SETS").write_text("fake force sets\n")
             elif command == Phonon.phonopy_setup_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --writefc"):
                 Path("FORCE_CONSTANTS").write_text("fake force constants\n")
-            elif command == Phonon.phonopy_command("band.conf"):
+            elif command == Phonon.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf"):
                 strain = loadfn("volume.json")["strain"]
                 if strain < 0:
                     frequencies = [4.2, 8.4]
@@ -459,8 +459,11 @@ def fake_run(command, stdout, stderr, text):
             ]),
             3,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(len([cmd for _, cmd in calls if cmd == Phonon.phonopy_command("band.conf")]), 3)
-        self.assertFalse(any(cmd == "phonopy band.conf --abacus" for _, cmd in calls))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            len([cmd for _, cmd in calls if cmd == Phonon.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf")]),
+            3,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(any(cmd == "phonopy phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf --abacus" for _, cmd in calls))
         self.assertTrue((work_dir / "volume.000000" / "mesh.yaml").is_file())
         self.assertTrue((work_dir / "volume.000001" / "band.dat").is_file())
         self.assertTrue("Temperature(K)  SumGammaCv  Sign" in ptr)
diff --git a/tests/test_phonon.py b/tests/test_phonon.py
index b817df5e..b28415e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_phonon.py
+++ b/tests/test_phonon.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def fake_check_call(command, shell):
             calls.append(command)
             if command.startswith(Phonon.phonopy_setup_command("-f")):
                 Path("FORCE_SETS").write_text("fake force sets\n")
-            elif command == Phonon.phonopy_command("band.conf"):
+            elif command == Phonon.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf"):
                 Path("band.yaml").write_text("phonon: []\n")
 
         try:
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ def fake_check_call(command, shell):
                     patch.object(Phonon, "write_band_dat", side_effect=self._write_band_dat_for_compute):
                 phonon._compute_lower(str(work_dir / "result.json"), [str(task_dir)], [])
             self.assertEqual(calls[0], Phonon.phonopy_setup_command("-f task.0*/OUT.ABACUS/running_scf.log"))
-            self.assertEqual(calls[1], Phonon.phonopy_command("band.conf"))
-            self.assertFalse(any("--abacus" in command and command.startswith("phonopy band.conf") for command in calls))
+            self.assertEqual(calls[1], Phonon.phonopy_command("phonopy_disp.yaml --config band.conf"))
+            self.assertFalse(any("--abacus" in command and "band.conf" in command for command in calls))
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(work_dir, ignore_errors=True)