diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index f6eb5760..47470c1e 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@ var mysqlInfo = &MysqlInfo{
 
 func ParseConfig(path string) error {
 	cfg, err := ini.Load(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	if err := cfg.Section("redis").MapTo(redisInfo); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if redisInfo.Host == "" {
-		return errors.New("config: missing redis host")
+		return errors.New("missing redis host")
 	}
 
 	if err = cfg.Section("mysql").MapTo(mysqlInfo); err != nil {
@@ -45,10 +48,10 @@ func ParseConfig(path string) error {
 	}
 
 	if mysqlInfo.Host == "" {
-		return errors.New("config: missing mysql host")
+		return errors.New("missing mysql host")
 	}
 	if mysqlInfo.User == "" || mysqlInfo.Password == "" {
-		return errors.New("config: missing mysql credentials")
+		return errors.New("missing mysql credentials")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7c6c3a4b..dcfb0827 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"git.icinga.com/icingadb/icingadb-connection"
 	"git.icinga.com/icingadb/icingadb-ha"
 	"git.icinga.com/icingadb/icingadb-json-decoder"
@@ -11,16 +12,12 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-type RedisInfo struct {
-	host     string
-	port     int
-	user     string
-	password string
-}
-
 func main() {
-	if err := config.ParseConfig("icingadb.ini"); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+	configPath := flag.String("config", "icingadb.ini", "path to config")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if err := config.ParseConfig(*configPath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error reading config: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	redisInfo := config.GetRedisInfo()