diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 27b894c..8bb7376 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&LogDebug, "debug", false, "Enables debug logs (default: false)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ExportMetrics, "metrics", false, "Enables prometheus metrics exporting (default: false)")
 	var showVersion = flag.Bool("version", false, "Display the version of minitor and exit")
+	var configPath = flag.String("config", "config.yml", "Alternate configuration path (default: config.yml)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// Print version if flag is provided
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Load configuration
-	config, err := LoadConfig("config.yml")
+	config, err := LoadConfig(*configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error loading config: %v", err)
 	}