diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ad6857..1baa1bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ Supported configuration values are
 | `platforms`      | `["android", "ios"]`      | Array of platforms for which application launcher icons should be generated. Possible values are `android` and `ios`.                                           |
 | `force`          | `false`                   | When `true`, output files will always be written even if they are newer than the input files.                                                                   |
 
+Alternatively, the configuration parameters can also be set as CLI flags. See `react-native-svg-app-icon --help` for details.
+
 ## Icon format
 
 The input icon should be a SVG file adhering to the [Android adaptive icon specification](https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_adaptive). Specifically, the image should:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eca4563..dd1a322 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aeirola/react-native-svg-app-icon.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "coa": "^2.0.2",
     "fs-extra": ">=3.0.0",
     "sharp": ">=0.23.0",
     "svg2vectordrawable": "2.6.26"
diff --git a/src/__tests__/cli-test.ts b/src/__tests__/cli-test.ts
index 12a6a46..c563353 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/cli-test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/cli-test.ts
@@ -40,4 +40,16 @@ describe("cli", () => {
 
     await expect(main()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
+
+  it("reads icon path from arguments", async () => {
+    await fse.ensureDir(path.join("ios", "project", "Images.xcassets"));
+
+    await expect(
+      main([
+        "/usr/local/bin/node",
+        "cli.js",
+        `--foreground-path=${path.join(fixturesPath, "example", "icon.svg")}`
+      ])
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 78b97ff..da32c1c 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async function main(args: string[] = []): Promise<void> {
   const cliConfig: CliConfig = {
     ...defaultConfig,
     ...(await readFileConfig()),
-    ...readArgsConfig(args)
+    ...(await readArgsConfig(args))
   };
 
   cliConfig.platforms = cliConfig.platforms.map(
@@ -80,44 +80,41 @@ async function readFileConfig(): Promise<Partial<CliConfig>> {
 }
 
 async function readArgsConfig(args: string[]): Promise<Partial<CliConfig>> {
-  let argsConfig: Partial<CliConfig> = {};
-  coa
-    .Cmd()
-    .name("react-native-svg-app-icon")
-    .helpful()
-    // --background-path
-    .opt()
-    .name("backgroundPath")
-    .title("Background path")
-    .long("background-path")
-    .end()
-    // --foreground-path
-    .opt()
-    .name("foregroundPath")
-    .title("Foreground path")
-    .long("foreground-path")
-    .end()
-    // --platform
-    .opt()
-    .name("platforms")
-    .title("Platform")
-    .long("platform")
-    .arr()
-    .end()
-    // --force
-    .opt()
-    .name("force")
-    .title("Force")
-    .long("force")
-    .short("f")
-    .flag()
-    .end()
-    .act((opts: Partial<CliConfig>) => {
-      argsConfig = opts;
-    })
-    .run(args.slice(2));
-
-  return argsConfig;
+  return new Promise((resolve) =>
+    coa
+      .Cmd()
+      .name("react-native-svg-app-icon")
+      .helpful()
+      // --background-path
+      .opt()
+      .name("backgroundPath")
+      .title("Background path")
+      .long("background-path")
+      .end()
+      // --foreground-path
+      .opt()
+      .name("foregroundPath")
+      .title("Foreground path")
+      .long("foreground-path")
+      .end()
+      // --platform
+      .opt()
+      .name("platforms")
+      .title("Platform")
+      .long("platform")
+      .arr()
+      .end()
+      // --force
+      .opt()
+      .name("force")
+      .title("Force")
+      .long("force")
+      .short("f")
+      .flag()
+      .end()
+      .act(resolve)
+      .run(args.slice(2))
+  );
 }
 
 if (require.main === module) {