diff --git a/MarkovBot/Config.pm b/MarkovBot/Config.pm
index ff80f2a..9781a09 100644
--- a/MarkovBot/Config.pm
+++ b/MarkovBot/Config.pm
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ sub config( $ ) {
   # config(var)
   # returns config value
   
+  my $file = "$Bin/config.yml";
+  for (0..$#ARGV) {
+    if ($ARGV[$_] eq "-f") {
+      $file = $ARGV[$_+1];
+    }
+  }
+
   my $var = shift;
   
-  my $yaml = YAML::Tiny->read( "$Bin/config.yml" );
+  my $yaml = YAML::Tiny->read( $file );
   return $yaml->[0]->{$var};
 }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f685c5a..a7c605b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ Now, just run `perl MarkovBot.pl`.
 < shithead-ng> Pong!
 ```
 
+## Command line options
+```text
+-f: specify a YAML config file for shithead-ng to use. Defaults to /path/to/shithead-ng/config.yml.
+```
+
 ## Exporting the brainfile
 
 ```bash