diff --git a/collection_status.sh b/collection_status.sh
index f79fd1abe3ce2033015028932116043717641db8..e94be0ebfc9d4c69a9d9f9b41eeb5bdcdb1a52a8 100755
--- a/collection_status.sh
+++ b/collection_status.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
+if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+   conf_file=$1
+   shift
+fi
 source $DIR/inc.sh
 
 collection_state