diff --git a/__tests__/push/index.test.ts b/__tests__/push/index.test.ts
index d8a3b12c..2748b2d6 100644
--- a/__tests__/push/index.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/push/index.test.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ describe('Push', () => {
     return cli.stderr();
   }
 
-  async function fakeProjectSetup(settings, monitor) {
+  async function fakeProjectSetup(
+    settings,
+    monitor,
+    filename = 'synthetics.config.ts'
+  ) {
     await writeFile(
-      join(PROJECT_DIR, 'synthetics.config.ts'),
+      join(PROJECT_DIR, filename),
       `export default { monitor: ${JSON.stringify(
         monitor
       )}, project: ${JSON.stringify(settings)} }`
@@ -266,13 +270,38 @@ heartbeat.monitors:
         journey('journey 2', () => monitor.use({ id: 'j2' }));`
         );
         const output = await runPush();
-        expect(output).toContain('Pushing monitors for project: test-project');
+        expect(output).toContain(
+          "Pushing monitors for 'test-project' project in kibana 'dummy' space"
+        );
         expect(output).toContain('bundling 2 monitors');
         expect(output).toContain('creating or updating 2 monitors');
         expect(output).toContain(deleteProgress);
         expect(output).toContain('✓ Pushed:');
         await rm(testJourney, { force: true });
       });
+
+      it('push journeys with --config', async () => {
+        const testJourney = join(PROJECT_DIR, 'test.journey.ts');
+        await writeFile(
+          testJourney,
+          `import {journey, monitor} from '../../../';
+        journey('journey 1', () => monitor.use({ id: 'j1' }));`
+        );
+        await fakeProjectSetup(
+          { id: 'bar', space: 'dummy', url: server.PREFIX },
+          { locations: ['test-loc'], schedule: 3 },
+          'synthetics.config.test.ts'
+        );
+        const output = await runPush([
+          ...DEFAULT_ARGS,
+          '--config',
+          join(PROJECT_DIR, 'synthetics.config.test.ts'),
+        ]);
+        expect(output).toContain(
+          "Pushing monitors for 'bar' project in kibana 'dummy' space"
+        );
+        await rm(testJourney, { force: true });
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 39a7f75a..932b2b27 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -56,16 +56,13 @@ import { installTransform } from './core/transform';
 /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires */
 const { name, version } = require('../package.json');
 
-const { params, pattern, playwrightOpts, auth, authMandatory } =
+const { params, pattern, playwrightOpts, auth, authMandatory, configOpt } =
   getCommonCommandOpts();
 
 program
   .name(`npx ${name}`)
   .usage('[options] [dir] [files] file')
-  .option(
-    '-c, --config <path>',
-    'configuration path (default: synthetics.config.js)'
-  )
+  .addOption(configOpt)
   .addOption(pattern)
   .addOption(params)
   .option('--tags <name...>', 'run tests with a tag that matches the glob')
@@ -189,16 +186,17 @@ program
   .addOption(pattern)
   .addOption(params)
   .addOption(playwrightOpts)
-  .action(async (cmdOpts: PushOptions) => {
+  .addOption(configOpt)
+  .action(async cmdOpts => {
+    cmdOpts = { ...cmdOpts, ...program.opts() };
     const workDir = cwd();
-    const tearDown = await globalSetup({ inline: false, ...program.opts() }, [
+    const tearDown = await globalSetup({ inline: false, ...cmdOpts }, [
       workDir,
     ]);
     try {
-      const settings = await loadSettings();
+      const settings = await loadSettings(cmdOpts.config);
       const options = (await normalizeOptions(
         {
-          ...program.opts(),
           ...settings,
           ...cmdOpts,
         },
@@ -244,8 +242,7 @@ program
   .addOption(auth)
   .action(async (cmdOpts: LocationCmdOptions) => {
     const revert = installTransform();
-    const url = cmdOpts.url ?? (await loadSettings(true))?.url;
-
+    const url = cmdOpts.url ?? (await loadSettings(null, true))?.url;
     try {
       if (url && cmdOpts.auth) {
         const allLocations = await getLocations({
diff --git a/src/common_types.ts b/src/common_types.ts
index 210d36e4..d904cf67 100644
--- a/src/common_types.ts
+++ b/src/common_types.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type BaseArgs = {
   params?: Params;
   screenshots?: ScreenshotOptions;
   dryRun?: boolean;
+  config?: string;
   pattern?: string;
   match?: string;
   tags?: Array<string>;
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ type BaseArgs = {
 };
 
 export type CliArgs = BaseArgs & {
-  config?: string;
   reporter?: BuiltInReporterName;
   inline?: boolean;
   require?: Array<string>;
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index 83fe0dcf..c472e8b1 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -208,11 +208,17 @@ export function getCommonCommandOpts() {
     .env('SYNTHETICS_API_KEY')
     .makeOptionMandatory(true);
 
+  const configOpt = createOption(
+    '-c, --config <path>',
+    'configuration path (default: synthetics.config.js)'
+  );
+
   return {
     auth,
     authMandatory,
     params,
     playwrightOpts,
     pattern,
+    configOpt,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/push/index.ts b/src/push/index.ts
index 03412056..f3f57821 100644
--- a/src/push/index.ts
+++ b/src/push/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ export async function push(monitors: Monitor[], options: PushOptions) {
   if (duplicates.size > 0) {
     throw error(formatDuplicateError(duplicates));
   }
-  progress(`Pushing monitors for project: ${options.id}`);
+  progress(
+    `Pushing monitors for '${options.id}' project in kibana '${options.space}' space`
+  );
 
   /**
    * Legacy API for kibana which does not support bulk operations
@@ -160,9 +162,12 @@ export function formatDuplicateError(monitors: Set<Monitor>) {
 
 const INSTALLATION_HELP = `Run 'npx @elastic/synthetics init' to create project with default settings.`;
 
-export async function loadSettings(ignoreMissing = false) {
+export async function loadSettings(configPath, ignoreMissing = false) {
   try {
-    const config = await readConfig(process.env['NODE_ENV'] || 'development');
+    const config = await readConfig(
+      process.env['NODE_ENV'] || 'development',
+      configPath
+    );
     // Missing config file, fake throw to capture as missing file
     if (Object.keys(config).length === 0) {
       throw '';
@@ -216,9 +221,13 @@ ${reason}
 ${INSTALLATION_HELP}`);
 }
 
-async function overrideSettings(oldValue: string, newValue: string) {
+async function overrideSettings(
+  configPath,
+  oldValue: string,
+  newValue: string
+) {
   const cwd = process.cwd();
-  const configPath = await findSyntheticsConfig(cwd, cwd);
+  configPath = configPath ?? (await findSyntheticsConfig(cwd, cwd));
   if (!configPath) {
     throw warn(`Unable to find synthetics config file: ${configPath}`);
   }
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ export async function catchIncorrectSettings(
     }
   }
   if (override) {
-    await overrideSettings(settings.id, options.id);
+    await overrideSettings(options.config, settings.id, options.id);
   }
 }