diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aaa0129..9b47a366 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Multiple globbing patterns are supported to specify complex file selections. You
 
 **IMPORTANT NOTE**: If you pass the globs as CLI argument, they must be relative to where you run the command (aka relative to `process.cwd()`). If you pass the globs via the `input` option of the config file, they must be relative to the config file.
 
-- **-c, --config <path>**: Path to the config file (default: i18next-parser.config.js).
+- **-c, --config <path>**: Path to the config file (default: i18next-parser.config.{js,json,ts,yaml,yml}).
 - **-o, --output <path>**: Path to the output directory (default: locales/$LOCALE/$NAMESPACE.json).
 - **-s, --silent**: Disable logging to stdout.
 - **--fail-on-warnings**: Exit with an exit code of 1 on warnings
diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 293f56a1..cee3573e 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import i18nTransform from '../dist/transform.js'
 
   let config = {}
   try {
-    const result = await lilconfig(pkg.name, {
+    const lilcongifOptions = {
       searchPlaces: [
         `${pkg.name}.config.js`,
         `${pkg.name}.config.json`,
@@ -67,7 +67,15 @@ import i18nTransform from '../dist/transform.js'
         '.yaml': yamlConfigLoader,
         '.yml': yamlConfigLoader,
       },
-    }).load(program.opts().config)
+    }
+    let result
+    if (program.opts().config) {
+      result = await lilconfig(pkg.name, lilcongifOptions).load(
+        program.opts().config
+      )
+    } else {
+      result = await lilconfig(pkg.name, lilcongifOptions).search()
+    }
     config = result.config
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8bd7edb..76f794dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "coverage": "c8 --all --include='src/**/*[.js|.jsx|.ts|.tsx]' --reporter=lcov --reporter=text yarn test",
     "test": "mocha -r @babel/register -r @babel/polyfill --recursive test/*.test.js test/**/*.test.js",
-    "test:cli": "yarn -s build && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.js && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.ts && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.yaml",
+    "test:cli": "yarn -s build && ./bin/cli.js '**/*.html' && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.js && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.ts && ./bin/cli.js -c test/cli/i18next-parser.config.yaml",
     "watch": "babel src -d dist -w",
     "prettify": "prettier --write \"{src,test}/**/*.js\"",
     "build": "babel src -d dist",