diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index 83deeb15018002023c23b24ba31ff8831a965e15..5c7b1503083a25649a73e01fee99ca5522433d52 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--opt-split-attention", action='store_true', help="enable o
 parser.add_argument("--listen", action='store_true', help="launch gradio with 0.0.0.0 as server name, allowing to respond to network requests")
 parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, help="launch gradio with given server port, you need root/admin rights for ports < 1024, defaults to 7860 if available", default=None)
 parser.add_argument("--show-negative-prompt", action='store_true', help="enable the field that lets you input negative prompt", default=False)
+parser.add_argument("--ui-config-file", type=str, help="filename to use for ui configuration", default=os.path.join(script_path, 'ui-config.json'))
 
 cmd_opts = parser.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index 63ae62ab57f9befbc226102802faff90596f6198..0530158442ca750d7efde4da4b41881d60b6914f 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def create_ui(txt2img, img2img, run_extras, run_pnginfo):
         css=css,
     )
 
-    ui_config_file = os.path.join(modules.paths.script_path, 'ui-config.json')
+    ui_config_file = cmd_opts.ui_config_file
     ui_settings = {}
     settings_count = len(ui_settings)
     error_loading = False