diff --git a/assets/completions/_zellij b/assets/completions/_zellij
index f292d560..cd8dce56 100644
--- a/assets/completions/_zellij
+++ b/assets/completions/_zellij
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ _zellij() {
 '--max-panes=[Maximum panes on screen, caution: opening more panes will close old ones]' \
 '-l+[Path to a layout yaml file]' \
 '--layout=[Path to a layout yaml file]' \
+'-c+[Path to the configuration yaml file]' \
 '--config=[Path to the configuration yaml file]' \
 '-m[Send "move focused pane" to active zellij session]' \
 '--move-focus[Send "move focused pane" to active zellij session]' \
diff --git a/assets/completions/zellij.bash b/assets/completions/zellij.bash
index 17afd610..0ede5cce 100644
--- a/assets/completions/zellij.bash
+++ b/assets/completions/zellij.bash
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ _zellij() {
 
     case "${cmd}" in
         zellij)
-            opts=" -m -d -h -V -s -o -l  --move-focus --debug --help --version --split --open-file --max-panes --layout --config  "
+            opts=" -m -d -h -V -s -o -l -c  --move-focus --debug --help --version --split --open-file --max-panes --layout --config  "
             if [[ ${cur} == -* || ${COMP_CWORD} -eq 1 ]] ; then
                 COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- "${cur}") )
                 return 0
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ _zellij() {
                     COMPREPLY=($(compgen -f "${cur}"))
                     return 0
                     ;;
+                    -c)
+                    COMPREPLY=($(compgen -f "${cur}"))
+                    return 0
+                    ;;
                 *)
                     COMPREPLY=()
                     ;;
diff --git a/assets/completions/zellij.fish b/assets/completions/zellij.fish
index 36425a25..eaba9fa4 100644
--- a/assets/completions/zellij.fish
+++ b/assets/completions/zellij.fish
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s s -l split -d 'Send "split (dir
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s o -l open-file -d 'Send "open file in new pane" to active zellij session'
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -l max-panes -d 'Maximum panes on screen, caution: opening more panes will close old ones'
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s l -l layout -d 'Path to a layout yaml file'
-complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -l config -d 'Path to the configuration yaml file'
+complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s c -l config -d 'Path to the configuration yaml file'
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s m -l move-focus -d 'Send "move focused pane" to active zellij session'
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s d -l debug
 complete -c zellij -n "__fish_use_subcommand" -s h -l help -d 'Prints help information'
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index d6d3057e..67a92196 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
     pub layout: Option<PathBuf>,
 
     /// Path to the configuration yaml file
-    #[structopt(long)]
+    #[structopt(short, long)]
     pub config: Option<PathBuf>,
 
     #[structopt(short, long)]