diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 823a347f747..7b3aa59083d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ func main() {
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{cmd.Web, cmd.ImportJson,
 		cmd.ListAccounts, cmd.CreateAccount, cmd.DeleteAccount,
 		cmd.ListDataSources}
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, []cli.Flag{}...)
+	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "config",
+			Value: "grafana.ini",
+			Usage: "path to config file",
+		},
+	}...)
 	app.Run(os.Args)
 
 	log.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/accounts.go b/pkg/cmd/accounts.go
index cc5de2ae18d..7849ef22246 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/accounts.go
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ var ListAccounts = cli.Command{
 	Usage:       "list accounts",
 	Description: "Lists the accounts in the system",
 	Action:      listAccounts,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
-	},
 }
 
 var CreateAccount = cli.Command{
@@ -31,13 +24,6 @@ var CreateAccount = cli.Command{
 	Usage:       "create a new account",
 	Description: "Creates a new account",
 	Action:      createAccount,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
-	},
 }
 
 var DeleteAccount = cli.Command{
@@ -45,13 +31,6 @@ var DeleteAccount = cli.Command{
 	Usage:       "delete an existing account",
 	Description: "Deletes an existing account",
 	Action:      deleteAccount,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
-	},
 }
 
 func listAccounts(c *cli.Context) {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/datasource.go b/pkg/cmd/datasource.go
index c4d5f6042e2..2bab7785434 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/datasource.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/datasource.go
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ var ListDataSources = cli.Command{
 	Usage:       "list datasources",
 	Description: "Lists the datasources in the system",
 	Action:      listDatasources,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
-	},
 }
 
 func listDatasources(c *cli.Context) {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/import.go b/pkg/cmd/import.go
index 14818d784a8..87754d9415d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/import.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/import.go
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ var ImportJson = cli.Command{
 			Name:  "account",
 			Usage: "Account name to save dashboards under",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/web.go b/pkg/cmd/web.go
index 0b02b2011b4..1207a3b20ef 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/web.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/web.go
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ var Web = cli.Command{
 	Usage:       "grafana web",
 	Description: "Starts Grafana backend & web server",
 	Action:      runWeb,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "config",
-			Value: "grafana.ini",
-			Usage: "path to config file",
-		},
-	},
 }
 
 func newMacaron() *macaron.Macaron {