diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index f273faeb..f638e727 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const configManager = require("./lib/manager/configManager.js");
 const args = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
 
 // require config.json
-var config = require('./config');
+var config = require(args.config || './config');
 var global = {};
 
 if (!fs.existsSync(config.instanceDirectory)) {
diff --git a/master.js b/master.js
index c3360f34..3fff37c0 100644
--- a/master.js
+++ b/master.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const base64url = require('base64url');
 
 // constants
-const config = require('./config');
+const config = require(args.config || './config');
 config.databaseDirectory = args.databaseDirectory || config.databaseDirectory || "./database";
 const masterModFolder = path.join(config.databaseDirectory, "/masterMods/");
 mkdirp.sync(config.databaseDirectory);