diff --git a/include/components/config.hpp b/include/components/config.hpp
index 10ca9a4d..0f81d0c9 100644
--- a/include/components/config.hpp
+++ b/include/components/config.hpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class config {
   using sectionmap_t = std::unordered_map<string, valuemap_t>;
 
   using make_type = const config&;
-  static make_type make();
+  static make_type make(string path = "", string bar = "");
 
-  explicit config(const logger& logger, const xresource_manager& xrm) : m_logger(logger), m_xrm(xrm) {}
+  explicit config(const logger& logger, const xresource_manager& xrm, string&& path = "", string&& bar = "");
 
   void load(string file, string barname);
   string filepath() const;
diff --git a/src/components/config.cpp b/src/components/config.cpp
index edff42a7..b412bcb2 100644
--- a/src/components/config.cpp
+++ b/src/components/config.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ POLYBAR_NS
 /**
  * Create instance
  */
-config::make_type config::make() {
-  auto instance = factory_util::singleton<const config>(logger::make(), xresource_manager::make());
-  return static_cast<const config&>(*instance);
+config::make_type config::make(string path, string bar) {
+  return static_cast<const config&>(
+      *factory_util::singleton<const config>(logger::make(), xresource_manager::make(), move(path), move(bar)));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Construct config object
+ */
+config::config(const logger& logger, const xresource_manager& xrm, string&& path, string&& bar)
+    : m_logger(logger), m_xrm(xrm) {
+  if (!path.empty() && !bar.empty()) {
+    load(forward<decltype(path)>(path), forward<decltype(bar)>(bar));
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 04133523..0a7af4b9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     // Parse command line arguments
     //==================================================
     string scriptname{argv[0]};
-    vector<string> args(argv + 1, argv + argc);
+    vector<string> args{argv + 1, argv + argc};
+
+    cliparser::make_type cli{cliparser::make(move(scriptname), opts)};
 
-    unique_ptr<cliparser> cli{command_line::parser::make(scriptname, opts)};
     cli->process_input(args);
 
     if (cli->has("quiet")) {
@@ -93,18 +94,20 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     //==================================================
     // Load user configuration
     //==================================================
-    config& conf{const_cast<config&>(config::make())};
+    string confpath;
 
     if (cli->has("config")) {
-      conf.load(cli->get("config"), args[0]);
+      confpath = cli->get("config");
     } else if (env_util::has("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")) {
-      conf.load(env_util::get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") + "/polybar/config", args[0]);
+      confpath = env_util::get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") + "/polybar/config";
     } else if (env_util::has("HOME")) {
-      conf.load(env_util::get("HOME") + "/.config/polybar/config", args[0]);
+      confpath = env_util::get("HOME") + "/.config/polybar/config";
     } else {
       throw application_error("Define configuration using --config=PATH");
     }
 
+    config::make_type conf{config::make(move(confpath), args[0])};
+
     //==================================================
     // Dump requested data
     //==================================================