diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c4c140d..66a5322 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ fn main() {
 
     if let Some(uri) = opt.beets_ssh_uri {
         let uri = uri.into_string().expect("invalid SSH URI");
-        let lib_exec = BeetsLibrarySshExecutor::new(uri).expect("failed to initialise beets");
+        let beets_config_file_path = opt
+            .beets_config_file_path
+            .map(|s| s.into_string())
+            .transpose()
+            .expect("failed to extract beets config file path");
+        let lib_exec = BeetsLibrarySshExecutor::new(uri)
+            .expect("failed to initialise beets")
+            .config(beets_config_file_path);
         let db_exec = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(&opt.database_file_path);
         with(BeetsLibrary::new(lib_exec), JsonDatabase::new(db_exec));
     } else {