diff --git a/jrnl.py b/jrnl.py
index 01066842..d17856dd 100755
--- a/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class Entry:
         }
 
 class Journal:
-    def __init__(self, config):
+    def __init__(self, config, **kwargs):
+        config.update(kwargs)
         self.config = config
 
         # Set up date parser