diff --git a/sos/policies/cos.py b/sos/policies/cos.py
index 8d696e8..4f190f2 100644
--- a/sos/policies/cos.py
+++ b/sos/policies/cos.py
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class CosPolicy(LinuxPolicy):
     valid_subclasses = [CosPlugin]
     PATH = "/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin"
 
+    def __init__(self, sysroot=None, init=None, probe_runtime=True,
+                 remote_exec=None):
+        super(CosPolicy, self).__init__(sysroot=sysroot,
+                                          init=init,
+                                          probe_runtime=probe_runtime)
+
     @classmethod
     def check(cls, remote=''):
         if remote: