diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3b7880..c871250 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ hyprland syntax.
 
 ```ini
 general {
-    lock_cmd = notify-send "lock!"          # dbus/sysd lock command (loginctl lock-session) 
+    lock_cmd = notify-send "lock!"          # dbus/sysd lock command (loginctl lock-session)
     unlock_cmd = notify-send "unlock!"      # same as above, but unlock
     before_sleep_cmd = notify-send "Zzz"    # command ran before sleep
     after_sleep_cmd = notify-send "Awake!"  # command ran after sleep
@@ -48,3 +48,12 @@ Installation:
 ```sh
 sudo cmake --install build
 ```
+
+## Flags
+
+```
+-c <config_path>, --config <config_path>: specify a config path, by default
+                                          set to ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/hypr/hypridle.conf
+-q, --quiet
+-v, --verbose
+```
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 1a8d988..65f9403 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static std::string getMainConfigPath() {
     return getConfigDir() + "/hypr/hypridle.conf";
 }
 
-CConfigManager::CConfigManager() : m_config(getMainConfigPath().c_str(), Hyprlang::SConfigOptions{.throwAllErrors = true, .allowMissingConfig = false}) {
+CConfigManager::CConfigManager(std::string configPath) : m_config(configPath.empty() ? getMainConfigPath().c_str() : configPath.c_str(), Hyprlang::SConfigOptions{.throwAllErrors = true, .allowMissingConfig = false}) {
     ;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 6b82960..8557984 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class CConfigManager {
   public:
-    CConfigManager();
+    CConfigManager(std::string configPath);
     void init();
 
     struct STimeoutRule {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 129c6c5..700c846 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "core/Hypridle.hpp"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
+    std::string configPath;
 
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         std::string arg = argv[i];
@@ -12,10 +13,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
 
         else if (arg == "--quiet" || arg == "-q")
             Debug::quiet = true;
+
+        else if (arg == "--config" || arg == "-c") {
+            configPath = argv[++i];
+        }
     }
 
     try {
-        g_pConfigManager = std::make_unique<CConfigManager>();
+        g_pConfigManager = std::make_unique<CConfigManager>(configPath);
         g_pConfigManager->init();
     } catch (const char* err) {
         Debug::log(CRIT, "ConfigManager threw: {}", err);