diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 7fdecab..fe1d216 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 var (
+	cfgDir    string
 	iface     string
 	verbose   bool
 	protocol  int
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ func loadConfig(cfg string) (*wgquick.Config, logrus.FieldLogger) {
 			log = logrus.WithField("iface", iface)
 		}
 
-		cfg = "/etc/wireguard/" + cfg + ".conf"
+		cfg = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.conf", cfgDir, cfg)
 
 		_, err = os.Stat(cfg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ func loadConfig(cfg string) (*wgquick.Config, logrus.FieldLogger) {
 }
 
 func init() {
+	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
+
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgDir, "config-dir", "", "config directory (default is /etc/wireguard)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&iface, "iface", "i", "", "if interface name should differ from config")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVarP(&protocol, "route-protocol", "p", 0, "route protocol to use for our routes")
@@ -157,6 +162,14 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(showCmd)
 }
 
+func initConfig() {
+	if cfgDir != "" {
+		cfgDir = "/etc/wireguard"
+	}
+
+	cfgDir = strings.TrimSuffix(cfgDir, "/")
+}
+
 func Execute() {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)