diff --git a/src/usr/libexec/sbopkg/sqg/functions b/src/usr/libexec/sbopkg/sqg/functions
index bc75f72..93e2f7e 100644
--- a/src/usr/libexec/sbopkg/sqg/functions
+++ b/src/usr/libexec/sbopkg/sqg/functions
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ SQG_TMP_DIR=${SQG_TMP_DIR:-/tmp/sqg}
 # - directory checks
 #
 sanity_checks () {
-  if [ ! -e "$SBOPKG_CONF" ]; then
+  # if local configuration exist, we will use it first
+  if [ -e "$LOCAL_SBOPKG_CONF" ]; then
+    echo "Using local configuration in $LOCAL_SBOPKG_CONF"
+    . $LOCAL_SBOPKG_CONF
+  elif [ ! -e "$SBOPKG_CONF" ]; then
     echo "$SBOPKG_CONF not found."
     echo "Check the configurable variables at the top of the script."
     exit 1
   else
+    echo "Using system wide configuration in $SBOPKG_CONF"
     . $SBOPKG_CONF
   fi
 
diff --git a/src/usr/sbin/sqg b/src/usr/sbin/sqg
index ae8c92a..4b23de5 100755
--- a/src/usr/sbin/sqg
+++ b/src/usr/sbin/sqg
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 ### OPTIONAL CONFIGURATION BELOW ###
 
+LOCAL_SBOPKG_CONF=${LOCAL_SBOPKG_CONF:-/root/.sbopkg.conf}
 SBOPKG_CONF=${SBOPKG_CONF:-/etc/sbopkg/sbopkg.conf}
 
 ### NO CHANGES SHOULD BE NECESSARY BELOW THIS LINE ###