diff --git a/vppcfg/_version.py b/vppcfg/_version.py
index 3470ddf..31079f3 100644
--- a/vppcfg/_version.py
+++ b/vppcfg/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Version information for vppcfg."""
 
-__version__ = "1.1.3"
+__version__ = "1.1.4"
diff --git a/vppcfg/vppcfg.py b/vppcfg/vppcfg.py
index b110bea..ee12ecc 100755
--- a/vppcfg/vppcfg.py
+++ b/vppcfg/vppcfg.py
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ def main():
         "-c",
         "--config",
         dest="config",
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
+        default="/etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml",
         type=str,
-        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""",
+        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg, default /etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml""",
     )
 
     dump_p = subparsers.add_parser(
@@ -129,9 +130,10 @@ def main():
         "-c",
         "--config",
         dest="config",
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
+        default="/etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml",
         type=str,
-        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""",
+        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg, default /etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml""",
     )
     plan_p.add_argument(
         "--novpp",
@@ -179,9 +181,10 @@ def main():
         "-c",
         "--config",
         dest="config",
-        required=True,
+        required=False,
+        default="/etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml",
         type=str,
-        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""",
+        help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg, default /etc/vpp/vppcfg.yaml""",
     )
     apply_p.add_argument(
         "-j",