diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 9d981b42..a0173862 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ env = {
         start: new Date(),
         finish: null
     },
-    args: arguments.slice(1), // jsdoc.jar sets argument[0] to the abspath to main.js, user args follow
+    args: Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1), // jsdoc.jar adds argument[0], the abspath to main.js, user args follow
     conf: {},
     opts: {}
 };
@@ -113,15 +113,17 @@ function main() {
             }
         };
     
+    env.opts = jsdoc.opts.parser.parse(env.args);
+    
     try {
-        env.conf = JSON.parse( require('common/fs').read(BASEDIR+'conf.json') );
+        env.conf = JSON.parse(
+            require('common/fs').read( env.opts.configure || BASEDIR+'conf.json' )
+        );
     }
     catch (e) {
         throw('Configuration file cannot be evaluated. '+e);
     }
     
-    env.opts = jsdoc.opts.parser.parse(env.args);
-    
     if (env.opts.query) {
         env.opts.query = require('common/query').toObject(env.opts.query);
     }
diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/opts/parser.js b/modules/jsdoc/opts/parser.js
index f0945f74..3daffadd 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/opts/parser.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/opts/parser.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		};
 	
 	argsParser.addOption('t', 'template',    true,  'The name of the template to use. Default: the "default" template');
+	argsParser.addOption('c', 'configure',   true,  'The path to the configuration file. Default: jsdoc basedir + conf.json');
 	argsParser.addOption('e', 'encoding',    true,  'Assume this encoding when reading all source files. Default: your system default encoding');
 	argsParser.addOption('n', 'nocode',      false, 'Ignore doclets that don\'t explicitly provide a symbol name.');
 	argsParser.addOption('T', 'test',        false, 'Run all tests and quit.');