diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d65a8d..33ae1a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export
 .cache
 last_imported
 config.yml
+config-*.yml
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 310bfd4..93cd8e9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -142,4 +142,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ynab (= 1.5.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.17.3
+   2.0.1
diff --git a/lib/settings.rb b/lib/settings.rb
index 050dcf6..877c4cb 100644
--- a/lib/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/settings.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ def self.all
       if ENV['ENV'] == 'test'
         YAML.load_file(File.join('.', 'spec/config.test.yml'))
       else
-        YAML.load_file(File.join('.', 'config.yml'))
+        # check if the first command line parameter contains a value and use that for the config file
+        first_arg, *the_rest = ARGV
+        if !first_arg.to_s.strip.empty?
+          YAML.load_file(File.join('.', first_arg.to_s.strip))
+        else
+          YAML.load_file(File.join('.', 'config.yml'))
+        end
       end
     end
   end