diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36fc180..ddf75f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .idea
 
-config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+*.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af5875e..20cf060 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@ mv psqlbu-v0.x.0-[darwin/linux]-[amd64/arm64] psqlbu
 Add the directory to your $PATH to allow the command to be run from anywhere.
 
 ## Configuration
-The util requires a `config.yaml` to be located in the same directory as the executable.
+The util requires a configuration file to be located in the same directory as the executable, followed by the location where the command was run. By default, it will search for `main.yaml`, but a different file can be specified (see Flags)
 
-An example config can be found [here](https://github.com/anytimesoon/psql-remote-backup-restore/blob/main/example/config.yaml)
+An example config can be found [here](https://github.com/anytimesoon/psql-remote-backup-restore/blob/main/example/main_example.yaml)
+
+## Flags
+
+`-config [fileName]` - where file name is the name of the file without the `.yaml` extension. For example, to use the configuration in the file `custom_config.yaml` you should run 
+```
+psqlbu -config custom_config
+```
 
 ## Args
 There are two run time arguments which allow the user to bypass either the backup or restore portion of the operation. These will override the config.
diff --git a/example/config.yaml b/example/main_example.yaml
similarity index 88%
rename from example/config.yaml
rename to example/main_example.yaml
index 6ee0185..ea78732 100644
--- a/example/config.yaml
+++ b/example/main_example.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Configure your local db
+# WARNING: This database will be dropped before restoring!!!
 localDb:
   host: "127.0.0.1"
   port: 5432
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ backupOptions:
   - "--no-owner"
   - "--no-privileges"
 
-# Only run the restore functions (optional, default True)
+# Only run the restore functions (optional, default False)
 shouldRestore: True
 
 # Only run the backup functions (optional, default True)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 44d4816..b589b6d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 )
@@ -32,12 +33,22 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	viper.SetConfigName("config")
-	viper.AddConfigPath(".")
-	err := viper.ReadInConfig()
+	configName := flag.String("config", "main", "custom config name")
+	flag.Parse()
+	ex, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dir := path.Dir(ex)
+	log.Print(dir)
+
+	viper.SetConfigName(*configName)
+	viper.AddConfigPath(dir)
+	viper.AddConfigPath("./")
+	err = viper.ReadInConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
-			log.Fatalln("Could not find config file. Please make sure it is in the same directory as the executable and named config.yaml.", err)
+			log.Fatalf("Could not find config file. Please make sure it is in the same directory as the executable and named %s.yaml.\n %s", *configName, err)
 		} else {
 			log.Fatalln("Failed to read config file.", err)
 		}
@@ -61,19 +72,21 @@ func init() {
 
 	findExecutables()
 	pathToBackups = viper.GetString("directories.backups")
-	if pathToBackups[len(pathToBackups)-1:len(pathToBackups)] != "/" {
+	if pathToBackups == "" {
+		pathToBackups = dir + "backups/"
+	}
+	if pathToBackups[len(pathToBackups)-1:] != "/" {
 		pathToBackups = pathToBackups + "/"
 	}
 
 	backupOptions = viper.GetStringSlice("backupOptions")
 	restoreOptions = viper.GetStringSlice("restoreOptions")
 
-	viper.SetDefault("shouldRestore", true)
+	viper.SetDefault("shouldRestore", false)
 	shouldRestore = viper.GetBool("shouldRestore")
 	viper.SetDefault("shouldBackup", true)
 	shouldBackup = viper.GetBool("shouldBackup")
 
-	flag.Parse()
 	args := flag.Args()
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		switch arg {