diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6bf5a8a..a7cec7d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ string-builder = "0.2.*"
 env_logger = "0.4.*"
 dotenvy = "0.15.7"
 log = "0.4"
-signal-hook = "0.3.*"
\ No newline at end of file
+signal-hook = "0.3.*"
+toml = "0.5.*"
+clap = { version = "4.2.*", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c0f6946..616095c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::thread::{self};
+use clap::Parser;
 use mpris::PlayerFinder;
+use structs::cli::Cli;
 use structs::{config::Config, data::Data};
 use crate::update_players::update_players;
 use crate::update_message::update_message;
@@ -20,9 +22,6 @@ fn handle_signal(data: &Data, pf: &PlayerFinder) {
   }
 }
 
-//todo: load different config giles depending on CLI argument
-//so i can specify 3 files to use with my polybar config
-
 fn main() {
     //dotenvy::dotenv().expect("Failed to read .env file");
     std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "error");
@@ -30,7 +29,8 @@ fn main() {
       panic!("{}", e);
     }
 
-    let mut cfg: Config = confy::load("polybar-now-playing", None).unwrap(); //TODO: error handling
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    let mut cfg: Config = confy::load("polybar-now-playing", cli.config_file.as_str()).unwrap(); //TODO: error handling
     cfg.priorities_to_lower();
     let mut data: Data = Data::default();
     let term = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
diff --git a/src/print_text.rs b/src/print_text.rs
index 5828ef5..87a2db6 100644
--- a/src/print_text.rs
+++ b/src/print_text.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ fn build_string(cfg: &Config, data: &mut Data) -> String {
     b.append(' ');
   } else {
     cutoff(&cfg.metadata_fields, cfg.break_character, &mut data.display_text);
-    b.append(data.display_prefix.clone());
+    if cfg.render_prefix {
+      b.append(data.display_prefix.clone());
+    }
     b.append(' ');
     b.append(format!(" %{{T{}}}", cfg.font_index));
     let mut idx = 0; let len = cfg.metadata_fields.len() as i32;
diff --git a/src/structs/cli.rs b/src/structs/cli.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9090aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/structs/cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+
+/// Program which finds the active mpris player.
+/// 
+/// Most configuration is done through config files.
+#[derive(Parser)]
+pub struct Cli {
+  /// The name of the config file to use. 
+  #[arg(short = 'c', long = "config", default_value = "default")]
+  pub config_file: String,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/structs/config.rs b/src/structs/config.rs
index 85594f7..ca9b7f9 100644
--- a/src/structs/config.rs
+++ b/src/structs/config.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ impl Field {
   }
 }
 
+// I shouldn't need this; remove when done with testing FIXME
+impl Default for Field {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { 
+          field: Default::default(), 
+          num_chars: Default::default() 
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Rating {
   pub nil: char,
@@ -49,15 +59,16 @@ impl Default for Rating {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
   pub font_index: u8,
-  pub update_delay: Duration,
   pub metadata_separator: char,
   pub array_separator: char,
   pub hide_output: bool,
+  pub render_prefix: bool,
+  pub break_character: char,
+  pub player_priorities: Vec<String>,  
+  pub rating_icons: Rating,
   pub metadata_fields: Vec<Field>,
   pub player_prefixes: HashMap<String, char>,
-  pub rating_icons: Rating,
-  pub player_priorities: Vec<String>,
-  pub break_character: char,
+  pub update_delay: Duration,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -68,11 +79,12 @@ impl Default for Config {
         metadata_separator: '|',
         array_separator: '+',
         hide_output: true,
+        render_prefix: true,
         metadata_fields: vec![Field::constructor("xesam:title", 40), Field::constructor("xesam:artist", 20)],
-        player_prefixes: default_player_prefixes(),
         rating_icons: Rating::default(),
         player_priorities: vec![ms("clementine"), ms("spotify"), ms("deadbeef"), ms("mpv"), ms("vlc"), ms("firefox"), ms("chromium")],
         break_character: '-',
+        player_prefixes: default_player_prefixes(),
       }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/structs/mod.rs b/src/structs/mod.rs
index 8321105..2d1458b 100644
--- a/src/structs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/structs/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod config;
-pub mod data;
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+pub mod data;
+pub mod cli;
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