diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f7d904f8..e74dba8c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ var contextMenu = require('./menus/context');
 var webView = document.getElementById('mainWebview');
 
 try {
-  var configFile = electron.remote.app.getPath('userData') + '/config.json';
-  var config = require(configFile);
+  var configFile = remote.getGlobal('config-file');
+  var str = fs.readFileSync(configFile);
+  var config = JSON.parse(str);
   if (config.url) {
     webView.setAttribute('src', config.url);
   }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 55e70bf7..bce6eb52 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -10,14 +10,23 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 var appMenu = require('./menus/app');
 
+var argv = require('yargs').argv;
+
 var client = null;
-if (process.argv.indexOf('--livereload') > 0) {
+if (argv.livereload) {
   client = require('electron-connect').client.create();
   client.on('stop', function() {
     app.quit();
   });
 }
 
+if (argv['config-file']) {
+  global['config-file'] = argv['config-file'];
+}
+else {
+  global['config-file'] = app.getPath('userData') + '/config.json'
+}
+
 // Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
 // be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
 var mainWindow = null;
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 0cf73a5d..7d355904 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "electron-connect": "^0.3.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "os-locale": "^1.4.0"
+    "os-locale": "^1.4.0",
+    "yargs": "^3.31.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.html b/src/settings.html
index 85931cd7..865bee27 100644
--- a/src/settings.html
+++ b/src/settings.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     var fs = require('fs');
 
     var saveSettings = function() {
-      var configFile = remote.app.getPath('userData') + '/config.json';
+      var configFile = remote.getGlobal('config-file');
       var urlInput = document.getElementById('url');
       var config = {
         url: urlInput.value