diff --git a/totp.py b/totp.py
index d84858c..0624850 100755
--- a/totp.py
+++ b/totp.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def get_arguments():
     parser.add_argument("site", nargs="*")
     default_cfg_path = os.environ['HOME'] + '/.totprc'
     parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", default=default_cfg_path, help='Path to config-file. Defaults to ~/.totprc')
+    parser.add_argument("-a", "--andOTP", help='Path to andOTP backup file')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     return args
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ def read_config(args):
     if not os.path.isfile(config.get('totp', 'andOTPfile')):
         die("The file %s does not exist" % config.get('totp', 'andOTPfile'))
 
-    return config
+    return config.get('totp', 'andOTPfile')
 
 
-def read_file(config):
+def read_file(andOTPfile):
     # Open and parse the data file
     try:
-        with open(config.get('totp', 'andOTPfile')) as filen:
+        with open(andOTPfile) as filen:
             data = json.load(filen)
     except:
         die("Error parsing JSON, corrupt andOTP-file?")
@@ -129,9 +130,12 @@ class TOTP():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    args = get_arguments()   # Get args from cmdline
-    cfg = read_config(args)  # Read from the cfg file
-    data = read_file(cfg)    # Open the data file
+    args = get_arguments()          # Get args from cmdline
+    if args.andOTP:
+        andOTPfile = args.andOTP
+    else:
+        andOTPfile = read_config(args)  # Read from the cfg file
+    data = read_file(andOTPfile)    # Open the data file
 
     if not args.site:        # Show a menu if no input
         while True: