diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 9f0cfb8..d05da0e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ ouchnets official relay client
 
 ## usage
 
-ouch-relay simply opens config.json in the current directory currently. a CLI has not been added yet
+`./ouch-relay` will load config.json from current directory
 
-`./ouch-relay`
+To specify config path use `./ouch-relay -cfg path/to/config`
+
+`./ouch-relay -h` to print the usage message
 
 ## config
 
@@ -15,15 +17,24 @@ ouch-relay simply opens config.json in the current directory currently. a CLI ha
     "networks": [
         {
             "url": "irc.ouch.chat:6667",
-            "nick": "relay1",
+            "nick": "Alpha",
             "channel": "#testing",
-            "name": "ouchNET",
+            "name": "TestNet",
+            "monitor": true
         },
         {
-            "url": "irc.whatever.chat:6667",
-            "nick": "relay2",
+            "url": "irc.ouch.chat:6667",
+            "nick": "Beta",
             "channel": "#test",
-            "name": "whateverNET",
+            "name": "OuchNet",
+            "monitor": false
+        },
+        {
+            "url": "irc.ouch.chat:6667",
+            "nick": "Charlie",
+            "channel": "#taliban",
+            "name": "TalibanNet",
+            "monitor": false
         }
     ]
 }
@@ -33,6 +44,6 @@ ouch-relay simply opens config.json in the current directory currently. a CLI ha
 - `nick` is the nickname you want the relay to use
 - `channel` is the channel you want the relay to occupy
 - `name` is the network Identifier for the relay
-- `recvonly` set to `true` to make connection only recieve relays, not send
+- `monitor` set to `true` to make connection only recieve messages from relay chain, not send
 
-you may specify as many networks as you want under the json `"netoworks"` array. All networks will then have specified channels relayed across all networks
\ No newline at end of file
+you may specify as many networks as you want under the json `"networks"` array. All networks will then have specified channels relayed across all networks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 50651dd..02970ad 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type Network struct {
 	Nick       string `json:"nick"`
 	Channel    string `json:"channel"`
 	Name       string `json:"name"`
-	RecvOnly   bool   `json:"recvonly"`
+	Monitor    bool   `json:"monitor"`
 	Connection irc.Connection
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +30,16 @@ var netmap map[string]*Network
 var netmutex sync.Mutex
 
 func main() {
-	buf, _ := os.ReadFile("config.json")
+	cfgpath := flag.String("cfg", "config.json", "path to config file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	log.Printf("Loading config: %s", *cfgpath)
+
+	buf, err := os.ReadFile(*cfgpath)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("FATAL: %s", err.Error())
+	}
 
 	conf := Config{}
 
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ func initRelay(n *Network) {
 
 	netmap[n.Name] = n
 	n.Connection = *irc.NewConnection(n.Url, n.Nick, n.Nick, nil, []string{n.Channel})
-	if !n.RecvOnly {
+	if !n.Monitor {
 		n.Connection.PrivmsgCallbackEx = handleMessage
 		n.Connection.JoinCallbackEx = handleJoin
 		n.Connection.PartCallbackEx = handlePart
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ func deleteRelay(n string) {
 
 func runRelay(n *Network) {
 	n.Connection.Run()
-	relay(&n.Connection, "Network connection lost, retrying in 15 seconds")
+	log.Printf("Network connection lost [%s]", n.Name)
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 15)
 	initRelay(n)
 }