diff --git a/core/poller/build_bsd.go b/core/poller/build_bsd.go
index 5605ef61..0f714e8f 100644
--- a/core/poller/build_bsd.go
+++ b/core/poller/build_bsd.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package poller
 
 // DefaultConfFile is where to find config if --config is not prvided.
-const DefaultConfFile = "/usr/local/etc/unifi-poller/up.conf"
+const DefaultConfFile = "/etc/unifi-poller/up.conf,/usr/local/etc/unifi-poller/up.conf"
 
 // DefaultObjPath is the path to look for shared object libraries (plugins).
 const DefaultObjPath = "/usr/local/lib/unifi-poller"
diff --git a/core/poller/build_unix.go b/core/poller/build_unix.go
index a50be6a5..e425e451 100644
--- a/core/poller/build_unix.go
+++ b/core/poller/build_unix.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package poller
 
 // DefaultConfFile is where to find config if --config is not prvided.
-const DefaultConfFile = "/etc/unifi-poller/up.conf"
+const DefaultConfFile = "/config/unifi-poller.conf,/etc/unifi-poller/up.conf"
 
 // DefaultObjPath is the path to look for shared object libraries (plugins).
 const DefaultObjPath = "/usr/lib/unifi-poller"
diff --git a/core/poller/config.go b/core/poller/config.go
index 2474f8a6..eb9fc79e 100644
--- a/core/poller/config.go
+++ b/core/poller/config.go
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) ParseConfigs() error {
 	return u.parseOutputs()
 }
 
+// getFirstFile returns the first file that exists and is "reachable"
+func getFirstFile(files []string) (string, error) {
+	var err error
+
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if _, err = os.Stat(f); err == nil {
+			return f, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", err
+}
+
 // parseInterface parses the config file and environment variables into the provided interface.
 func (u *UnifiPoller) parseInterface(i interface{}) error {
 	// Parse config file into provided interface.
diff --git a/core/poller/start.go b/core/poller/start.go
index 34cba9da..515aa2dc 100644
--- a/core/poller/start.go
+++ b/core/poller/start.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/version"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) Start() error {
 		return nil // don't run anything else w/ version request.
 	}
 
+	cfile, err := getFirstFile(strings.Split(u.Flags.ConfigFile, ","))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	u.Flags.ConfigFile = cfile
 	if u.Flags.DumpJSON == "" { // do not print this when dumping JSON.
 		u.Logf("Loading Configuration File: %s", u.Flags.ConfigFile)
 	}
@@ -50,7 +57,8 @@ func (f *Flags) Parse(args []string) {
 
 	f.StringVarP(&f.DumpJSON, "dumpjson", "j", "",
 		"This debug option prints a json payload and exits. See man page for more info.")
-	f.StringVarP(&f.ConfigFile, "config", "c", DefaultConfFile, "Poller config file path.")
+	f.StringVarP(&f.ConfigFile, "config", "c", DefaultConfFile,
+		"Poller config file path. Separating multiple paths with a comma will load the first config file found.")
 	f.BoolVarP(&f.ShowVer, "version", "v", false, "Print the version and exit.")
 	_ = f.FlagSet.Parse(args) // pflag.ExitOnError means this will never return error.
 }