diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1dea9dd..1cc9c90 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/pilu/fresh/runner"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pilu/fresh/runner"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/runner/runner.go b/runner/runner.go
index f15f89a..bebd22d 100644
--- a/runner/runner.go
+++ b/runner/runner.go
@@ -1,39 +1,53 @@
 package runner
 
 import (
-	"io"
-	"os/exec"
+  "flag"
+  "io"
+  "os/exec"
+  "strings"
 )
 
-func run() bool {
-	runnerLog("Running...")
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(buildPath())
-
-	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
+var cmdArgs string
 
-	err = cmd.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	go io.Copy(appLogWriter{}, stderr)
-	go io.Copy(appLogWriter{}, stdout)
-
-	go func() {
-		<-stopChannel
-		pid := cmd.Process.Pid
-		runnerLog("Killing PID %d", pid)
-		cmd.Process.Kill()
-	}()
+func init() {
+  flag.StringVar(&cmdArgs, "a", "", "Command line arguments to pass to the process")
+}
 
-	return true
+func run() bool {
+  runnerLog("Running...")
+
+  var cmd *exec.Cmd
+  if cmdArgs != "" {
+    args := strings.Split(cmdArgs, " ")
+    cmd = exec.Command(buildPath(), args...)
+  } else {
+    cmd = exec.Command(buildPath())
+  }
+
+  stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
+  if err != nil {
+    fatal(err)
+  }
+
+  stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+  if err != nil {
+    fatal(err)
+  }
+
+  err = cmd.Start()
+  if err != nil {
+    fatal(err)
+  }
+
+  go io.Copy(appLogWriter{}, stderr)
+  go io.Copy(appLogWriter{}, stdout)
+
+  go func() {
+    <-stopChannel
+    pid := cmd.Process.Pid
+    runnerLog("Killing PID %d", pid)
+    cmd.Process.Kill()
+  }()
+
+  return true
 }
diff --git a/runner/settings.go b/runner/settings.go
index 61e2412..470f924 100644
--- a/runner/settings.go
+++ b/runner/settings.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package runner
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/pilu/config"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pilu/config"
 )
 
 const (