diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WdmConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WdmConfig.java
index 9f6782b74..70c05efbf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WdmConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WdmConfig.java
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ public class WdmConfig {
 	private static WdmConfig instance;
 	private Config conf;
 
+	public static final String propertyFileName = System.getProperty("wdm.prop.filename","application.properties");
+
 	protected WdmConfig() {
-		conf = ConfigFactory.load();
+		conf = ConfigFactory.load(propertyFileName);
 	}
 
 	public static synchronized WdmConfig getInstance() {