diff --git a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
index eeb5af6d..425ac08d 100644
--- a/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/nano_node/entry.cpp
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ int main (int argc, char * const * argv)
 				std::cerr << flags_ec.message () << std::endl;
 				std::exit (1);
 			}
-			auto config (vm.find ("config"));
-			if (config != vm.end ())
-			{
-				flags.config_overrides = config->second.as<std::vector<std::string>> ();
-			}
 			daemon.run (data_path, flags);
 		}
 		else if (vm.count ("debug_block_count"))
diff --git a/nano/nano_wallet/entry.cpp b/nano/nano_wallet/entry.cpp
index 570d3904..290808e3 100644
--- a/nano/nano_wallet/entry.cpp
+++ b/nano/nano_wallet/entry.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ nano::error read_wallet_config (nano::wallet_config & config_a, boost::filesyste
 }
 }
 
-int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, std::vector<std::string> const & config_overrides, nano::node_flags const & flags)
+int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost::filesystem::path const & data_path, nano::node_flags const & flags)
 {
 	int result (0);
 	nano_qt::eventloop_processor processor;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int run_wallet (QApplication & application, int argc, char * const * argv, boost
 	nano::daemon_config config (data_path);
 	nano::wallet_config wallet_config;
 
-	auto error = nano::read_node_config_toml (data_path, config, config_overrides);
+	auto error = nano::read_node_config_toml (data_path, config, flags.config_overrides);
 	if (!error)
 	{
 		error = read_wallet_config (wallet_config, data_path);
@@ -331,12 +331,7 @@ int main (int argc, char * const * argv)
 					{
 						throw std::runtime_error (flags_ec.message ());
 					}
-					auto config (vm.find ("config"));
-					if (config != vm.end ())
-					{
-						flags.config_overrides = config->second.as<std::vector<std::string>> ();
-					}
-					result = run_wallet (application, argc, argv, data_path, config_overrides, flags);
+					result = run_wallet (application, argc, argv, data_path, flags);
 				}
 				catch (std::exception const & e)
 				{
diff --git a/nano/node/cli.cpp b/nano/node/cli.cpp
index 45f4823a..edb1af4a 100644
--- a/nano/node/cli.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/cli.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ std::error_code nano::update_flags (nano::node_flags & flags_a, boost::program_o
 	{
 		flags_a.vote_processor_capacity = vote_processor_capacity_it->second.as<size_t> ();
 	}
+	// Config overriding
+	auto config (vm.find ("config"));
+	if (config != vm.end ())
+	{
+		flags_a.config_overrides = config->second.as<std::vector<std::string>> ();
+	}
 	return ec;
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 84811903..e6597f60 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <nano/lib/threading.hpp>
+#include <nano/lib/tomlconfig.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/utility.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
@@ -1355,7 +1356,23 @@ peering_port (peering_port_a)
 	nano::set_secure_perm_directory (path, error_chmod);
 	logging.max_size = std::numeric_limits<std::uintmax_t>::max ();
 	logging.init (path);
-	node = std::make_shared<nano::node> (*io_context, peering_port, path, alarm, logging, work, node_flags);
+	// Config overriding
+	nano::node_config config (peering_port, logging);
+	std::stringstream config_overrides_stream;
+	for (auto const & entry : node_flags.config_overrides)
+	{
+		config_overrides_stream << entry << std::endl;
+	}
+	config_overrides_stream << std::endl;
+	nano::tomlconfig toml;
+	toml.read (config_overrides_stream);
+	auto error = config.deserialize_toml (toml);
+	if (error)
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Error deserializing --config option" << std::endl;
+		std::exit (1);
+	}
+	node = std::make_shared<nano::node> (*io_context, path, alarm, config, work, node_flags);
 	node->active.stop ();
 }