diff --git a/cert_tools/create_v2_issuer.py b/cert_tools/create_v2_issuer.py
index 233c365..92a9bb4 100644
--- a/cert_tools/create_v2_issuer.py
+++ b/cert_tools/create_v2_issuer.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def generate_issuer_file(config):
 def get_config():
     cwd = os.getcwd()
     p = configargparse.getArgumentParser(default_config_files=[os.path.join(cwd, 'conf.ini')])
-    p.add('-c', '--my-config', required=True, is_config_file=True, help='config file path')
+    p.add('-c', '--my-config', required=False, is_config_file=True, help='config file path')
     p.add_argument('--data_dir', type=str, help='where data files are located')
     p.add_argument('-k', '--issuer_public_key', type=str, required=True, help='The key(s) an issuer uses to sign Assertions. See https://openbadgespec.org/#Profile for more details')
     p.add_argument('-k', '--public_key_created', type=str, help='ISO8601-formatted date the issuer public key should be considered active')