diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 7d8d508d..526a0922 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -119,18 +119,6 @@ If no operation is provided -Y will be assumed`)
 }
 
 func handleCmd() (err error) {
-	for option, value := range cmdArgs.options {
-		if handleConfig(option, value) {
-			cmdArgs.delArg(option)
-		}
-	}
-
-	for option, value := range cmdArgs.globals {
-		if handleConfig(option, value) {
-			cmdArgs.delArg(option)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if shouldSaveConfig {
 		config.saveConfig()
 	}
@@ -232,6 +220,8 @@ func handleConfig(option, value string) bool {
 		config.SortBy = value
 	case "noconfirm":
 		config.NoConfirm = true
+	case "config":
+		config.PacmanConf = value
 	case "redownload":
 		config.ReDownload = "yes"
 	case "redownloadall":
diff --git a/exec.go b/exec.go
index dd5b1e88..394f59b4 100644
--- a/exec.go
+++ b/exec.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func passToPacman(args *arguments) *exec.Cmd {
 		argArr = append(argArr, "--noconfirm")
 	}
 
+	argArr = append(argArr, "--config", config.PacmanConf)
 	argArr = append(argArr, "--")
-
 	argArr = append(argArr, args.targets...)
 
 	if args.needRoot() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3966d38e..57d5101b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ func initAlpm() (err error) {
 	var exists bool
 	//var double bool
 
-	value, _, exists = cmdArgs.getArg("config")
-	if exists {
-		config.PacmanConf = value
-	}
-
 	alpmConf, err = readAlpmConfig(config.PacmanConf)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to read Pacman conf: %s", err)
@@ -223,6 +218,8 @@ func main() {
 		goto cleanup
 	}
 
+	cmdArgs.extractYayOptions()
+
 	err = initVCS()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 780c0292..c45d4a4e 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ func (parser *arguments) parseCommandLine() (err error) {
 		parser.op = "Y"
 	}
 
-	if cmdArgs.existsArg("-") {
+	if parser.existsArg("-") {
 		var file *os.File
-		err = cmdArgs.parseStdin()
-		cmdArgs.delArg("-")
+		err = parser.parseStdin()
+		parser.delArg("-")
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return
@@ -614,6 +614,20 @@ func (parser *arguments) parseCommandLine() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (parser *arguments) extractYayOptions() {
+	for option, value := range parser.options {
+		if handleConfig(option, value) {
+			parser.delArg(option)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for option, value := range parser.globals {
+		if handleConfig(option, value) {
+			parser.delArg(option)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 //parses input for number menus splitted by spaces or commas
 //supports individual selection: 1 2 3 4
 //supports range selections: 1-4 10-20