diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
index 99c025e..e3b83b5 100644
--- a/libs/argv.c
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             loadconfig = 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-ltm") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--load-theme"))) {
             loadtheme = 1;
+            theme_override = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-nltm") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--no-load-theme"))) {
             loadtheme = 0;
+            theme_override = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-lbi") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--load-binds"))) {
             loadbinds = 1;
+            binds_override = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-nlbi") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--no-load-binds"))) {
             loadbinds = 0;
+            binds_override = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[j], "-x11") || (!strcmp(argv[j], "--x11"))) {
             protocol = 0;
             protocol_override = 1;
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.c b/libs/conf/config.c
index b5c5a82..c3c1ae4 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.c
+++ b/libs/conf/config.c
@@ -664,8 +664,14 @@ void conf_init(void) {
             config_setting_t *conf = config_setting_get_elem(file_setting, i);
 
             // look up
-            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "theme", &loadtheme); // spmenu.file.theme
-            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "binds", &loadbinds); // spmenu.file.binds
+            if (!theme_override) {
+                config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "theme", &loadtheme); // spmenu.file.theme
+            }
+
+            if (!binds_override) {
+                config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "binds", &loadbinds); // spmenu.file.binds
+            }
+
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "global", &globalcolors); // spmenu.file.global
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "xresources", &xresources); // spmenu.file.xresources
 
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index ed580f8..7ca6fae 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -225,9 +225,12 @@ static Draw_t *draw; // Draw_t type, see libs/draw/draw.c
 static int hplength = 0;
 static char **hpitems = NULL;
 
+static int theme_override = 0;
+static int binds_override = 0;
+static int protocol_override = 0;
+
 static int *sel_index = NULL;
 static unsigned int sel_size = 0;
-static int protocol_override = 0;
 static int itemn = 0;
 
 #if USERTL