diff --git a/cmd/sidecar.go b/cmd/sidecar.go
index 0785ace..b9982ea 100644
--- a/cmd/sidecar.go
+++ b/cmd/sidecar.go
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-// StartSidecarCmd creates and returns the sidecar command
+// StartSidecarCmd creates and returns the sidecar command.
+// It monitors database changes and manages container configurations.
 func StartSidecarCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	startServer := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "sidecar",
 		Short: "Start sidecar",
 		Long:  `Starts sidecar to listen for changes in the database and recreate the containers`,
-		// Initialize configuration before running
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			config.InitConfig()
+			configPath, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("config")
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			config.InitConfig(configPath)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Create a cancellable context
@@ -66,6 +71,6 @@ func StartSidecarCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
-
+	startServer.PersistentFlags().StringP("config", "c", "", "Path of the configuration file")
 	return startServer
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 28f9608..e77c59c 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-// InitConfig initializes the application configuration using viper
-// It looks for a configuration file named 'local.yaml' in the config directory
-func InitConfig() {
-	viper.AddConfigPath("config") // path to look for the config file in
-	viper.SetConfigName("local")  // name of the config file (without extension)
-	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")   // type of the config file
+// InitConfig initializes the application configuration using viper.
+// If configPath is provided, it will use that specific file,
+// otherwise it will look for 'local.yaml' in the config directory
+func InitConfig(configPath string) {
+	if configPath != "" {
+		// Use specified config file
+		viper.SetConfigFile(configPath)
+	} else {
+		// Default config location
+		viper.AddConfigPath("config")
+		viper.SetConfigName("local")
+	}
+	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 
 	// Enable automatic environment variable binding
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()