diff --git a/lib/config.go b/lib/config.go
index 25c8b2f..a01d771 100644
--- a/lib/config.go
+++ b/lib/config.go
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-func getConfigPath() string {
-  dirname, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-  return dirname + "/.mdrss/config.json"
+func getConfigPath(config_path string) string {
+  if FileExists(config_path) {
+    return config_path
+  } else {
+    dirname, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+    return dirname + "/.mdrss/config.json"
+  }
 }
 
 func FileExists(filename string) bool {
@@ -18,9 +22,9 @@ func FileExists(filename string) bool {
   return true
 }
 
-func ReadConfig() (Config, error) {
+func ReadConfig(config_path string) (Config, error) {
   var config Config
-  configPath := getConfigPath()
+  configPath := getConfigPath(config_path)
   if FileExists(configPath) {
     configContent, _ := os.ReadFile(configPath)
     jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(configContent, &config)
diff --git a/mdrss.go b/mdrss.go
index 121288f..c142056 100644
--- a/mdrss.go
+++ b/mdrss.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
   mdrss "github.com/TimoKats/mdrss/lib"
+  "flag"
   "reflect"
   "errors"
   "os"
@@ -58,16 +59,27 @@ func parseCommand(command string, config mdrss.Config) error {
 }
 
 func main() {
-  if len(os.Args) != 2 {
-    mdrss.Error.Println("mdrss <<update, ls, conf >>")
-    return
+  var config_path string
+  flag.StringVar(&config_path, "config", "~/.mdrss/config.json", "path to config.json")
+  flag.Parse()
+
+  var cmd string
+  switch len(os.Args) {
+    case 2:
+      cmd = os.Args[1]
+    case 4:
+      cmd = os.Args[3]
+    default:
+      mdrss.Error.Println("mdrss <<update, ls, conf >>")
+      return
   }
-  config, configErr := mdrss.ReadConfig()
+
+  config, configErr := mdrss.ReadConfig(config_path)
   if configErr != nil {
     mdrss.Error.Println(configErr)
     return
   }
-  commandErr := parseCommand(os.Args[1], config)
+  commandErr := parseCommand(cmd, config)
   if commandErr != nil {
     mdrss.Error.Println(commandErr)
   }