diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index c8a75e47..aec9b944 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	packr "github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -112,12 +114,20 @@ type SecurityCapabilityLists struct {
 
 // ParseFile parses config from a file.
 func ParseFile(path string) (Configuration, error) {
-	configBox := packr.New("Config", "../../examples")
 	var rawBytes []byte
 	var err error
+	configBox := packr.New("Config", "../../examples")
 	if path == "" {
 		rawBytes, err = configBox.Find("config.yaml")
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "https://") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "http://") {
+		//path is a url
+		response, err2 := http.Get(path)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			return Configuration{}, err2
+		}
+		rawBytes, err = ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	} else {
+		//path is local
 		rawBytes, err = ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 8a6f2c37..c2ba75b4 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -120,6 +125,36 @@ func TestParseJson(t *testing.T) {
 	testParsedConfig(t, &parsedConf)
 }
 
+func TestConfigFromURL(t *testing.T) {
+	var err error
+	var parsedConf Configuration
+	srv := &http.Server{Addr: ":8081"}
+	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		io.WriteString(w, resourceConfYAML1)
+	})
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.Fatalf("ListenAndServe(): %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	parsedConf, err = ParseFile("http://localhost:8081/exampleURL")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when parsing YAML from URL")
+	if err := srv.Shutdown(context.TODO()); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	testParsedConfig(t, &parsedConf)
+
+}
+
+func TestConfigNoServerError(t *testing.T) {
+	var err error
+	_, err = ParseFile("http://localhost:8081/exampleURL")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile("connection refused"), err.Error())
+}
+
 func testParsedConfig(t *testing.T, config *Configuration) {
 	cpuRequests := config.Resources.CPURequestRanges
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(100), cpuRequests.Error.Below.ScaledValue(resource.Milli))