diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d812359d..5e5c5f75 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void showVersion() {
 }
 
 void runFilesystem(const ProgramOptions &options) {
-    auto config = CryConfigLoader().loadOrCreate(bf::path("/home/heinzi/cryfstest/config.json"));
+    auto config = CryConfigLoader().loadOrCreate(bf::path(options.configFile()));
     auto blockStore = make_unique_ref<OnDiskBlockStore>(bf::path(options.baseDir()));
     CryDevice device(std::move(config), std::move(blockStore));
     fspp::FilesystemImpl fsimpl(&device);
diff --git a/src/program_options/Parser.cpp b/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
index a8ea9935..da8be61f 100644
--- a/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ ProgramOptions Parser::parse() const {
 
     string baseDir = vm["base-dir"].as<string>();
     string mountDir = vm["mount-dir"].as<string>();
+    string configFile = vm["config"].as<string>();
 
-    return ProgramOptions(baseDir, mountDir, options.second);
+    return ProgramOptions(baseDir, mountDir, configFile, options.second);
 }
 
 po::variables_map Parser::_parseOptionsOrShowHelp(const vector<char*> options) {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ void Parser::_addAllowedOptions(po::options_description *desc) {
     po::options_description options("Allowed options");
     options.add_options()
             ("help,h", "show help message")
+            ("config,c", po::value<string>()->required(), "Config file")
             ;
     desc->add(options);
 }
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ void Parser::_addPositionalOptionForBaseDir(po::options_description *desc, po::p
 }
 
 [[noreturn]] void Parser::_showHelpAndExit() {
-    cerr << "Usage: cryfs [options] rootDir mountPoint [-- [FUSE Mount Options]]\n";
+    cerr << "Usage: cryfs --config configFile [other options] rootDir mountPoint [-- [FUSE Mount Options]]\n";
     po::options_description desc;
     _addAllowedOptions(&desc);
     cerr << desc << "\n";
diff --git a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
index b432e7f1..8d5aadbd 100644
--- a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using namespace cryfs::program_options;
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 
-ProgramOptions::ProgramOptions(const string &baseDir, const string &mountDir, const vector<char*> &fuseOptions)
-    :_baseDir(baseDir), _mountDir(new char[mountDir.size()+1]), _fuseOptions(fuseOptions) {
+ProgramOptions::ProgramOptions(const string &baseDir, const string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, const vector<char*> &fuseOptions)
+    :_baseDir(baseDir), _mountDir(new char[mountDir.size()+1]), _configFile(configFile), _fuseOptions(fuseOptions) {
     std::memcpy(_mountDir, mountDir.c_str(), mountDir.size()+1);
     // Fuse needs the mountDir passed as first option (first option = position 1, since 0 is the executable name)
     ASSERT(_fuseOptions.size() >= 1, "There has to be one parameter at least for the executable name");
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ string ProgramOptions::mountDir() const {
     return string(_mountDir);
 }
 
+const string &ProgramOptions::configFile() const {
+    return _configFile;
+}
+
 const vector<char *> &ProgramOptions::fuseOptions() const {
     return _fuseOptions;
 }
diff --git a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
index 33034225..eabd240a 100644
--- a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
+++ b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@ namespace cryfs {
     namespace program_options {
         class ProgramOptions {
         public:
-            ProgramOptions(const std::string &baseDir, const std::string &mountDir, const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions);
+            ProgramOptions(const std::string &baseDir, const std::string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions);
             ~ProgramOptions();
 
             const std::string &baseDir() const;
             std::string mountDir() const;
+            const std::string &configFile() const;
             const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions() const;
 
         private:
             std::string _baseDir;
             char *_mountDir;
+            std::string _configFile;
             std::vector<char *> _fuseOptions;
         };
     }
diff --git a/test/program_options/ParserTest.cpp b/test/program_options/ParserTest.cpp
index cff00fb9..a9b0814a 100644
--- a/test/program_options/ParserTest.cpp
+++ b/test/program_options/ParserTest.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, MissingDir) {
     );
 }
 
+TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, ConfigFileMissing) {
+    EXPECT_DEATH(
+            parse({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/baseDir", "/home/user/mountDir"}),
+    "Usage:"
+    );
+}
+
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, HelpLongOption) {
     EXPECT_DEATH(
             parse({"./myExecutable", "--help"}),
@@ -41,14 +48,14 @@ TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, HelpShortOption) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, NoSpecialOptions) {
-    ProgramOptions options = parse({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/baseDir", "/home/user/mountDir"});
+    ProgramOptions options = parse({"./myExecutable", "--config", "/home/user/configFile", "/home/user/baseDir", "/home/user/mountDir"});
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/baseDir", options.baseDir());
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/mountDir", options.mountDir());
     EXPECT_VECTOR_EQ({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/mountDir"}, options.fuseOptions());
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsParserTest, FuseOptionGiven) {
-    ProgramOptions options = parse({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/baseDir", "/home/user/mountDir", "--", "-f"});
+    ProgramOptions options = parse({"./myExecutable", "--config", "/home/user/configFile", "/home/user/baseDir", "/home/user/mountDir", "--", "-f"});
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/baseDir", options.baseDir());
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/mountDir", options.mountDir());
     EXPECT_VECTOR_EQ({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/mountDir", "-f"}, options.fuseOptions());
diff --git a/test/program_options/ProgramOptionsTest.cpp b/test/program_options/ProgramOptionsTest.cpp
index 9d2428f3..33dfc3d2 100644
--- a/test/program_options/ProgramOptionsTest.cpp
+++ b/test/program_options/ProgramOptionsTest.cpp
@@ -7,23 +7,28 @@ using std::vector;
 class ProgramOptionsTest: public ProgramOptionsTestBase {};
 
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsTest, BaseDir) {
-    ProgramOptions testobj("/home/user/mydir", "", options({"./myExecutable"}));
+    ProgramOptions testobj("/home/user/mydir", "", "", options({"./myExecutable"}));
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/mydir", testobj.baseDir());
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsTest, MountDir) {
-    ProgramOptions testobj("", "/home/user/mydir", options({"./myExecutable"}));
+    ProgramOptions testobj("", "/home/user/mydir", "", options({"./myExecutable"}));
     EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/mydir", testobj.mountDir());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ProgramOptionsTest, ConfigFile) {
+    ProgramOptions testobj("", "", "/home/user/configfile", options({"./myExecutable"}));
+    EXPECT_EQ("/home/user/configfile", testobj.configFile());
+}
+
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsTest, EmptyFuseOptions) {
-    ProgramOptions testobj("/rootDir", "/home/user/mydir", options({"./myExecutable"}));
+    ProgramOptions testobj("/rootDir", "/home/user/mydir", "/home/user/configfile", options({"./myExecutable"}));
     //Fuse should have the mount dir as first parameter
     EXPECT_VECTOR_EQ({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/mydir"}, testobj.fuseOptions());
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProgramOptionsTest, SomeFuseOptions) {
-    ProgramOptions testobj("/rootDir", "/home/user/mydir", options({"./myExecutable", "-f", "--longoption"}));
+    ProgramOptions testobj("/rootDir", "/home/user/mydir", "/home/user/configfile", options({"./myExecutable", "-f", "--longoption"}));
     //Fuse should have the mount dir as first parameter
     EXPECT_VECTOR_EQ({"./myExecutable", "/home/user/mydir", "-f", "--longoption"}, testobj.fuseOptions());
 }