diff --git a/src/Command/CheckCommand.php b/src/Command/CheckCommand.php
index f0349154..8a4ba702 100644
--- a/src/Command/CheckCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/CheckCommand.php
@@ -71,7 +71,34 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             $output->writeln('<error>It is highly recommended to disable the XDebug extension before invoking this command.</error>');
         }
 
-        $parser = (new ParserFactory())->create(ParserFactory::PREFER_PHP7, new \PhpParser\Lexer\Emulative([
+        /** @var Application $application */
+        $application = $this->getApplication();
+        $application->compiler = new Compiler();
+
+        $configFile = $input->getOption('config-file') ?: '.phpsa.yml';
+        $configDir = realpath($input->getArgument('path'));
+        $application->configuration = $this->loadConfiguration($configFile, $configDir);
+
+        $parserStr = $application->configuration->getValue('parser', 'prefer-7');
+        switch ($parserStr) {
+            case 'prefer-7':
+                $languageLevel = ParserFactory::PREFER_PHP7;
+                break;
+            case 'prefer-5':
+                $languageLevel = ParserFactory::PREFER_PHP5;
+                break;
+            case 'only-7':
+                $languageLevel = ParserFactory::ONLY_PHP7;
+                break;
+            case 'only-5':
+                $languageLevel = ParserFactory::ONLY_PHP5;
+                break;
+            default:
+                $languageLevel = ParserFactory::PREFER_PHP7;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        $parser = (new ParserFactory())->create($languageLevel, new \PhpParser\Lexer\Emulative([
             'usedAttributes' => [
                 'comments',
                 'startLine',
@@ -81,14 +108,6 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             ]
         ]));
 
-        /** @var Application $application */
-        $application = $this->getApplication();
-        $application->compiler = new Compiler();
-
-        $configFile = $input->getOption('config-file') ?: '.phpsa.yml';
-        $configDir = realpath($input->getArgument('path'));
-        $application->configuration = $this->loadConfiguration($configFile, $configDir);
-
         $em = EventManager::getInstance();
         Analyzer\Factory::factory($em, $application->configuration);
         $context = new Context($output, $application, $em);