diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 45c8ab1..938c362 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Args {
     /// Write the current configuration to file with `-` for stdout
     pub(crate) dump_config: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
 
-    #[structopt(flatten)]
-    pub(crate) overrides: FileArgs,
-
     #[structopt(
         long,
         possible_values(&Format::variants()),
@@ -177,12 +174,15 @@ impl FileArgs {
 pub(crate) struct ConfigArgs {
     #[structopt(flatten)]
     walk: WalkArgs,
+    #[structopt(flatten)]
+    overrides: FileArgs,
 }
 
 impl ConfigArgs {
     pub fn to_config(&self) -> config::Config {
         config::Config {
             files: self.walk.to_config(),
+            overrides: Some(self.overrides.to_config()),
             ..Default::default()
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a8e7323..9d21222 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 pub struct Config {
     pub files: Walk,
     pub default: EngineConfig,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub overrides: Option<EngineConfig>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ impl Config {
         Self {
             files: Walk::from_defaults(),
             default: EngineConfig::from_defaults(),
+            overrides: None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c0202f8..4b9c00b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ fn run_dump_config(args: &args::Args, output_path: &std::path::Path) -> proc_exi
     };
 
     let storage = typos_cli::policy::ConfigStorage::new();
-    let mut overrides = config::EngineConfig::default();
-    overrides.update(&args.overrides.to_config());
     let mut engine = typos_cli::policy::ConfigEngine::new(&storage);
-    engine.set_isolated(args.isolated).set_overrides(overrides);
+    engine.set_isolated(args.isolated);
+
+    let mut overrides = config::Config::default();
     if let Some(path) = args.custom_config.as_ref() {
         let custom = config::Config::from_file(path).with_code(proc_exit::Code::CONFIG_ERR)?;
-        engine.set_custom_config(custom);
+        overrides.update(&custom);
     }
+    overrides.update(&args.config.to_config());
+    engine.set_overrides(overrides);
+
     let config = engine
         .load_config(cwd)
         .with_code(proc_exit::Code::CONFIG_ERR)?;
@@ -86,14 +89,16 @@ fn run_checks(args: &args::Args) -> proc_exit::ExitResult {
     let global_cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
 
     let storage = typos_cli::policy::ConfigStorage::new();
-    let mut overrides = config::EngineConfig::default();
-    overrides.update(&args.overrides.to_config());
     let mut engine = typos_cli::policy::ConfigEngine::new(&storage);
-    engine.set_isolated(args.isolated).set_overrides(overrides);
+    engine.set_isolated(args.isolated);
+
+    let mut overrides = config::Config::default();
     if let Some(path) = args.custom_config.as_ref() {
         let custom = config::Config::from_file(path).with_code(proc_exit::Code::CONFIG_ERR)?;
-        engine.set_custom_config(custom);
+        overrides.update(&custom);
     }
+    overrides.update(&args.config.to_config());
+    engine.set_overrides(overrides);
 
     let mut typos_found = false;
     let mut errors_found = false;
diff --git a/src/policy.rs b/src/policy.rs
index f6083a5..4ac8cdc 100644
--- a/src/policy.rs
+++ b/src/policy.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ impl Default for ConfigStorage {
 pub struct ConfigEngine<'s> {
     storage: &'s ConfigStorage,
 
-    overrides: Option<crate::config::EngineConfig>,
-    custom: Option<crate::config::Config>,
+    overrides: Option<crate::config::Config>,
     isolated: bool,
 
     configs: std::collections::HashMap<std::path::PathBuf, DirConfig>,
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ impl<'s> ConfigEngine<'s> {
         Self {
             storage,
             overrides: Default::default(),
-            custom: Default::default(),
             configs: Default::default(),
             isolated: false,
             walk: Default::default(),
@@ -59,16 +57,11 @@ impl<'s> ConfigEngine<'s> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_overrides(&mut self, overrides: crate::config::EngineConfig) -> &mut Self {
+    pub fn set_overrides(&mut self, overrides: crate::config::Config) -> &mut Self {
         self.overrides = Some(overrides);
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn set_custom_config(&mut self, custom: crate::config::Config) -> &mut Self {
-        self.custom = Some(custom);
-        self
-    }
-
     pub fn set_isolated(&mut self, isolated: bool) -> &mut Self {
         self.isolated = isolated;
         self
@@ -125,11 +118,8 @@ impl<'s> ConfigEngine<'s> {
                 config.update(&derived);
             }
         }
-        if let Some(custom) = self.custom.as_ref() {
-            config.update(custom);
-        }
         if let Some(overrides) = self.overrides.as_ref() {
-            config.default.update(overrides);
+            config.update(overrides);
         }
 
         Ok(config)
@@ -141,7 +131,14 @@ impl<'s> ConfigEngine<'s> {
         }
 
         let config = self.load_config(cwd)?;
-        let crate::config::Config { files, default } = config;
+        let crate::config::Config {
+            files,
+            mut default,
+            overrides,
+        } = config;
+        if let Some(overrides) = overrides {
+            default.update(&overrides);
+        }
 
         let walk = self.walk.intern(files);
         let default = self.init_file_config(default)?;