diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 45c94e5..5270a04 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.13
 require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.5.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.10.3-0.20200727185851-c6a1afd3c79c
-	github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200804221332-0d6911bec999
+	github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200807155853-9fd04eeb7cae
 	github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.1.1-0.20200521150359-e859bb067c06
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1-0.20200219035652-afde56e7acac
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f1ca657..616f983 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.9.1-0.20200713153904-2f53eeb54b90/go.mod h
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.10.2/go.mod h1:wjGGC5pyYvpuls0so+w4Zv+aZQW7RoPvsi9UBcDlSl8=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.10.3-0.20200727185851-c6a1afd3c79c h1:nb4KGAydLS6q3277+IqZLCGFNO2tdwrSKZ75AXAnnUI=
 github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v0.10.3-0.20200727185851-c6a1afd3c79c/go.mod h1:wjGGC5pyYvpuls0so+w4Zv+aZQW7RoPvsi9UBcDlSl8=
-github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200804221332-0d6911bec999 h1:A7QpVVwsdTHJzYptFEOCgEIHw0wSc+v5gk43XtbNJ5w=
-github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200804221332-0d6911bec999/go.mod h1:oVGSjOFSAP20xua6zWXn6F1WC0cf5UYvZAYfgi1T/h0=
+github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200807155853-9fd04eeb7cae h1:ADpWgyN9GapfrQ50tSEWty//z76XDQ8i4lhlsn0i1eY=
+github.com/charmbracelet/charm v0.5.3-0.20200807155853-9fd04eeb7cae/go.mod h1:oVGSjOFSAP20xua6zWXn6F1WC0cf5UYvZAYfgi1T/h0=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.1.1-0.20200521150359-e859bb067c06 h1:FR5F7kH6i4Jm0+5ypNWWFKVcH07hIO3aGNuDXnOdWqY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.1.1-0.20200521150359-e859bb067c06/go.mod h1:ECr5vYu2tKCePqAbZNUh94HiZDPMtbc9ggAy4n585JU=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3026dc9..aaf9692 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -170,11 +170,14 @@ func executeArg(cmd *cobra.Command, arg string, w io.Writer) error {
 	if arg == "" {
 
 		// Read environment to get debugging stuff
-		var cfg ui.UIConfig
+		var cfg ui.Config
 		if err := babyenv.Parse(&cfg); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing config: %v", err)
 		}
 
+		// Config from flags
+		cfg.IdentityFile = identityFile
+
 		// Log to file, if set
 		if cfg.Logfile != "" {
 			f, err := tea.LogToFile(cfg.Logfile, "glow")
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// For network-related operations, namely stashing and the TUI
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&identityFile, "identity", "i", "", "path to identity file (that is, an ssh private key)")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&forceKey, "force-key", "f", false, "for the use of the SSH key on disk (that is, ignore ssh-agent)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&forceKey, "force-key", "f", false, "force the use of the SSH key on disk (that is, ignore ssh-agent)")
 
 	// Stash
 	stashCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&memo, "memo", "m", "", "memo/note for stashing")
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 1d4e939..d10f645 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -19,28 +19,30 @@ const (
 	noteCharacterLimit = 256 // should match server
 )
 
-// UIConfig contains flags for debugging the TUI.
-type UIConfig struct {
+// Config contains configuration specified to the TUI
+type Config struct {
+	IdentityFile string
+
+	// For debugging the UI
 	Logfile              string `env:"GLOW_UI_LOGFILE"`
 	HighPerformancePager bool   `env:"GLOW_UI_HIGH_PERFORMANCE_PAGER" default:"true"`
 	GlamourEnabled       bool   `env:"GLOW_UI_ENABLE_GLAMOUR" default:"true"`
 }
 
 var (
-	config            UIConfig
+	config            Config
 	glowLogoTextColor = common.Color("#ECFD65")
 )
 
 // NewProgram returns a new Tea program
-func NewProgram(style string, cfg UIConfig) *tea.Program {
-	config = cfg
-	if config.Logfile != "" {
+func NewProgram(style string, cfg Config) *tea.Program {
+	if cfg.Logfile != "" {
 		log.Println("-- Starting Glow ----------------")
 		log.Printf("High performance pager: %v", cfg.HighPerformancePager)
 		log.Printf("Glamour rendering: %v", cfg.GlamourEnabled)
 		log.Println("Bubble Tea now initializing...")
 	}
-	return tea.NewProgram(initialize(style), update, view)
+	return tea.NewProgram(initialize(cfg, style), update, view)
 }
 
 // MESSAGES
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type model struct {
+	cfg            Config
 	cc             *charm.Client
 	user           *charm.User
 	keygenState    keygenState
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ func (m *model) unloadDocument() []tea.Cmd {
 
 // INIT
 
-func initialize(style string) func() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+func initialize(cfg Config, style string) func() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	return func() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		if style == "auto" {
 			dbg := te.HasDarkBackground()
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ func initialize(style string) func() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 
 		m := model{
+			cfg:         cfg,
 			stash:       newStashModel(),
 			pager:       newPagerModel(style),
 			state:       stateShowStash,
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ func initialize(style string) func() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		return m, tea.Batch(
 			findLocalFiles,
-			newCharmClient,
+			newCharmClient(&cfg.IdentityFile),
 			spinner.Tick(m.stash.spinner),
 		)
 	}
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ func update(msg tea.Msg, mdl tea.Model) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case keygenSuccessMsg:
 		// The keygen's done, so let's try initializing the charm client again
 		m.keygenState = keygenFinished
-		cmds = append(cmds, newCharmClient)
+		cmds = append(cmds, newCharmClient(nil))
 
 	case newCharmClientMsg:
 		m.cc = msg
@@ -395,20 +399,26 @@ func findNextLocalFile(m model) tea.Cmd {
 	}
 }
 
-func newCharmClient() tea.Msg {
-	cfg, err := charm.ConfigFromEnv()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errMsg(err)
-	}
+func newCharmClient(identityFile *string) tea.Cmd {
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		cfg, err := charm.ConfigFromEnv()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errMsg(err)
+		}
 
-	cc, err := charm.NewClient(cfg)
-	if err == charm.ErrMissingSSHAuth {
-		return sshAuthErrMsg{}
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return errMsg(err)
-	}
+		if identityFile != nil {
+			cfg.SSHKeyPath = *identityFile
+		}
 
-	return newCharmClientMsg(cc)
+		cc, err := charm.NewClient(cfg)
+		if err == charm.ErrMissingSSHAuth {
+			return sshAuthErrMsg{}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return errMsg(err)
+		}
+
+		return newCharmClientMsg(cc)
+	}
 }
 
 func loadStash(m stashModel) tea.Cmd {