diff --git a/bootstrap.php b/bootstrap.php
index ee819c49..02e8c820 100755
--- a/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bootstrap.php
@@ -33,10 +33,24 @@ $autoload = function ($class) {
 
 spl_autoload_register($autoload, true, true);
 
-if (!file_exists(dirname(__FILE__) . '/PHPCI/config.yml') && (!defined('PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE') || !PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE)) {
+// If the PHPCI config file is not where we expect it, try looking in
+// env for an alternative config path.
+$configFile = dirname(__FILE__) . '/PHPCI/config.yml';
+
+if (!file_exists($configFile)) {
+    $configEnv = getenv('phpci_config_file');
+
+    if (!empty($configEnv)) {
+        $configFile = $configEnv;
+    }
+}
+
+// If we don't have a config file at all, fail at this point and tell the user to install:
+if (!file_exists($configFile) && (!defined('PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE') || !PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE)) {
     die('PHPCI has not yet been installed - Please use the command ./console phpci:install to install it.');
 }
 
+// If composer has not been run, fail at this point and tell the user to install:
 if (!file_exists(dirname(__FILE__) . '/vendor/autoload.php') && defined('PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE') && PHPCI_IS_CONSOLE) {
     file_put_contents('php://stderr', 'Please install PHPCI with "composer install" before using console');
     exit(1);
@@ -54,9 +68,7 @@ $conf['b8']['app']['namespace'] = 'PHPCI';
 $conf['b8']['app']['default_controller'] = 'Home';
 $conf['b8']['view']['path'] = dirname(__FILE__) . '/PHPCI/View/';
 
-if (file_exists(dirname(__FILE__) . '/PHPCI/config.yml')) {
-    $config = new b8\Config($conf);
-    $config->loadYaml(dirname(__FILE__) . '/PHPCI/config.yml');
-}
+$config = new b8\Config($conf);
+$config->loadYaml($configFile);
 
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/vars.php');