diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index c8e4ff0b..3f3216f8 100644
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ def run(args):
     # Apply config overrides
     overrides = args.config_override
     #TODO: substitute overriden KV pairs in config dict ONLY AFTER ADDING TESTS
-    
+    for k in overrides: 
+        logging.debug("Overriding %s from %s to %s"%(k,config[k],overrides[k]))
+        config[k] = overrides[k]
     # --- All the standalone commands are now done --- #
 
     # Get the journal we're going to be working with