diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 5ca103f..cc58fb6 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ impl Config {
         }
 
         let daemon_dir = &config.daemon_dir;
-        let daemon_cookie_file = daemon_dir.join(".cookie");
+        let daemon_cookie_file = config.cookie_file.unwrap_or(daemon_dir.join(".cookie"));
 
         let config = Config {
             network: config.network,