diff --git a/pkg/falco/tester.go b/pkg/falco/tester.go
index 982b3f9..8150ce5 100644
--- a/pkg/falco/tester.go
+++ b/pkg/falco/tester.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ func Test(runner run.Runner, options ...TestOption) *TestOutput {
 			ctx:      context.Background(),
 		},
 	}
+
+	// enforce Falco config path
+	res.opts.args = append(res.opts.args, "-c", FalcoConfig)
+
 	for _, o := range options {
 		o(res.opts)
 	}
@@ -85,9 +89,6 @@ func Test(runner run.Runner, options ...TestOption) *TestOutput {
 		return res
 	}
 
-	// enforce Falco config path
-	res.opts.args = append(res.opts.args, "-c", FalcoConfig)
-
 	// enforce logging everything on stdout
 	res.opts.args = append(res.opts.args, "-o", "log_level=debug")
 	res.opts.args = append(res.opts.args, "-o", "log_stderr=true")