diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 9027d16..96bbd03 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import argparse
 
 import tempest.auth
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.json import flavors_client
 from tempest.services.compute.json import servers_client
@@ -452,11 +453,17 @@
                         required=True,
                         metavar='resourcefile.yaml',
                         help='Resources definition yaml file')
+
     parser.add_argument(
         '-d', '--devstack-base',
         required=True,
         metavar='/opt/stack/old',
         help='Devstack base directory for retrieving artifacts')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-c', '--config-file',
+        metavar='/etc/tempest.conf',
+        help='path to javelin2(tempest) config file')
+
     # auth bits, letting us also just source the devstack openrc
     parser.add_argument('--os-username',
                         metavar='<auth-user-name>',
@@ -476,6 +483,8 @@
         print("ERROR: Unknown mode -m %s\n" % OPTS.mode)
         parser.print_help()
         sys.exit(1)
+    if OPTS.config_file:
+        config.CONF.set_config_path(OPTS.config_file)
 
 
 def setup_logging(debug=True):
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 0796d98..c83f500 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1085,18 +1085,22 @@
         cfg.CONF.set_default('domain_name', self.identity.admin_domain_name,
                              group='compute-admin')
 
-    def __init__(self, parse_conf=True):
+    def __init__(self, parse_conf=True, config_path=None):
         """Initialize a configuration from a conf directory and conf file."""
         super(TempestConfigPrivate, self).__init__()
         config_files = []
         failsafe_path = "/etc/tempest/" + self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
 
-        # Environment variables override defaults...
-        conf_dir = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR',
-                                  self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
-        conf_file = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG', self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)
+        if config_path:
+            path = config_path
+        else:
+            # Environment variables override defaults...
+            conf_dir = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR',
+                                      self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+            conf_file = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG',
+                                       self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)
 
-        path = os.path.join(conf_dir, conf_file)
+            path = os.path.join(conf_dir, conf_file)
 
         if not os.path.isfile(path):
             path = failsafe_path
@@ -1118,6 +1122,7 @@
 
 class TempestConfigProxy(object):
     _config = None
+    _path = None
 
     _extra_log_defaults = [
         'keystoneclient.session=INFO',
@@ -1134,9 +1139,12 @@
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         if not self._config:
             self._fix_log_levels()
-            self._config = TempestConfigPrivate()
+            self._config = TempestConfigPrivate(config_path=self._path)
 
         return getattr(self._config, attr)
 
+    def set_config_path(self, path):
+        self._path = path
+
 
 CONF = TempestConfigProxy()
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
index 4bed0c2..536cbcf 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@
 
 
 class FakePrivate(config.TempestConfigPrivate):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, parse_conf=True, config_path=None):
         cfg.CONF([], default_config_files=[])
         self._set_attrs()