diff --git a/harpy/view.py b/harpy/view.py
index 48b2f1c8e..7774f08f8 100644
--- a/harpy/view.py
+++ b/harpy/view.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""View the latest log or snakefile of a workflow"""
+"""View the latest log, config, or snakefile of a workflow"""
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
 from ._validations import is_gzip
 
 @click.command(no_args_is_help = True, context_settings=dict(allow_interspersed_args=False))
-@click.option('-s', '--snakefile',  is_flag = True, show_default = True, default = False, help = "View the snakefile, not the log file")
+@click.option('-s', '--snakefile',  is_flag = True, show_default = True, default = False, help = "View the snakefile instead")
+@click.option('-c', '--config',  is_flag = True, show_default = True, default = False, help = "View the workflow config file instead")
 @click.argument('directory', required=True, type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False))
-def view(directory, snakefile):
+def view(directory, snakefile, config):
     """
-    View a workflow log file or snakefile
+    View a workflow log, config, or snakefile
 
     This convenience command lets you view the latest workflow log file
-    of a Harpy output directory. You can use `--snakefile` to view the workflow
-    snakefile instead. Output is printed to the screen via `less` and
+    of a Harpy output directory. Use `--snakefile` or `--config` to view the workflow
+    snakefile or config.yaml file instead, respectively. Output is printed to the screen via `less` and
     accepts the typical keyboard shortcuts to navigate the output, e.g.:
     
     | key                     | function                   |
@@ -28,19 +29,30 @@ def view(directory, snakefile):
     """
     # check if there is a workflow or log folder
     # and whether the expected files are in there
+    if snakefile and config:
+        print_error("Invalid options", "Please pick one of [bold]--snakefile[/bold] or [bold]--config[/bold]")
+        sys.exit(1)
     err = 0
     if snakefile:
         files = [i for i in glob.iglob(f"{directory}/workflow/*.smk")]
         err_dir = f"{directory}/workflow/"
-        err_file = "snakefiles"
+        err_file = "There are no snakefiles"
         if not os.path.exists(f"{directory}/workflow"):
             err = 1
         elif not files:
             err = 2
+    elif config:
+        files = [f"{directory}/workflow/config.yaml"]
+        err_dir = f"{directory}/workflow/"
+        err_file = "There is no [blue]config.yaml[/blue] file"
+        if not os.path.exists(f"{directory}/workflow"):
+            err = 1
+        elif not os.path.exists(f"{directory}/workflow/config.yaml"):
+            err = 2
     else:
         files = [i for i in glob.iglob(f"{directory}/logs/snakemake/*.log*")]
         err_dir = f"{directory}/logs/snakemake/"
-        err_file = "log files"
+        err_file = "There are no log files"
         if not os.path.exists(f"{directory}/logs/snakemake"):
             err = 1
         elif not files:
@@ -54,7 +66,7 @@ def view(directory, snakefile):
     elif err == 2:
         print_error(
             "File not found", 
-            f"There are no {err_file} in [blue]{err_dir}[/blue]. Please check that this is the correct folder."
+            f"{err_file} in [blue]{err_dir}[/blue]. Please check that this is the correct folder."
         )
         sys.exit(1)
     # sort and pull only the most recent file (based on modification time)