diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index bf577c2..7d65cb8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const yaml = require('js-yaml')
 const moment = require('moment')
 const args = require('yargs').argv
 const timestamp = moment().format('YYYYMMDDHHmmss')
+const defaultFile = 'config.yml'
 let multiFile = false
 let envId
 let ENVID
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ let environmentTypes
 let environments
 let config
 
-function load (env) {
-  config = loadConfig()
+function load (env, file = defaultFile) {
+  config = loadConfig(file)
   environments = config.environments || {}
   envId = getEnvId(config, env)
   ENVID = envId ? envId.toUpperCase() : undefined
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ function load (env) {
   return config
 }
 
+function loadFromFile (file, env = undefined) {
+  return load(env, file)
+}
+
 function loadConfigFile (file) {
   try {
     return yaml.load(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'))
@@ -39,9 +44,9 @@ function loadConfigFile (file) {
   }
 }
 
-function loadConfig () {
-  if (fs.existsSync('config.yml')) {
-    return loadConfigFile('config.yml')
+function loadConfig (file) {
+  if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
+    return loadConfigFile(file)
   } else {
     let templ = {}
     multiFile = true
@@ -174,4 +179,5 @@ function swapVariables (configFile) {
 module.exports = load()
 module.exports.load = load
 module.exports.log = log
+module.exports.loadFromFile = loadFromFile
 module.exports.require = requireSettings
diff --git a/test/configs/custom/custom-config.yml b/test/configs/custom/custom-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e79a79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configs/custom/custom-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+var1: val1
+var2: val2
+
+obj1:
+  var1: objval1
+  var2: objval2
+
+
+list1:
+  - listval1
+  - listval2
diff --git a/test/configs/custom/env.yml b/test/configs/custom/env.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..540901f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configs/custom/env.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+lower: ${envId}
+upper: ${ENVID}
+
+obj1:
+  obj2:
+    lower: ${envId}
+    upper: ${ENVID}
+
+setting1: settingVal
+
+list1:
+  - ${envId}
+  - ${ENVID}
diff --git a/test/envFromFileLoad.js b/test/envFromFileLoad.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2c4499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/envFromFileLoad.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict'
+
+require('should')
+const path = require('path')
+
+describe('Config env from load', function () {
+  let config, env
+
+  before(function () {
+    env = 'loadenv'
+    config = require('../').loadFromFile(path.join(__dirname, 'configs/custom', 'env.yml'), env)
+  })
+
+  it('should have env variables at top', function () {
+    config.lower.should.equal(env)
+    config.upper.should.equal(env.toUpperCase())
+  })
+
+  it('should have env variables in obj', function () {
+    config.obj1.obj2.lower.should.equal(env)
+    config.obj1.obj2.upper.should.equal(env.toUpperCase())
+  })
+
+  it('should have env variables in obj', function () {
+    config.list1[0].should.equal(env)
+    config.list1[1].should.equal(env.toUpperCase())
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/loadFromFile.js b/test/loadFromFile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f7123e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/loadFromFile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict'
+
+require('should')
+const path = require('path')
+
+describe('Config file provided', function () {
+  var config
+
+  before(function () {
+    config = require('../').loadFromFile(path.join(__dirname, 'configs/custom', 'custom-config.yml'))
+  })
+
+  it('should have top variables', function () {
+    config.var1.should.equal('val1')
+    config.var2.should.equal('val2')
+  })
+
+  it('should have obj variables', function () {
+    config.obj1.var1.should.equal('objval1')
+    config.obj1.var2.should.equal('objval2')
+  })
+
+  it('should have obj variables', function () {
+    config.list1[0].should.equal('listval1')
+    config.list1[1].should.equal('listval2')
+  })
+})