diff --git a/FactorioClient.py b/FactorioClient.py
index b7bf3243..2fa8ba9c 100644
--- a/FactorioClient.py
+++ b/FactorioClient.py
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                                          "Refer to Factorio --help for those.")
     parser.add_argument('--rcon-port', default='24242', type=int, help='Port to use to communicate with Factorio')
     parser.add_argument('--rcon-password', help='Password to authenticate with RCON.')
+    parser.add_argument('--server-settings', help='Factorio server settings configuration file.')
 
     args, rest = parser.parse_known_args()
     colorama.init()
@@ -410,6 +411,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     factorio_server_logger = logging.getLogger("FactorioServer")
     options = Utils.get_options()
     executable = options["factorio_options"]["executable"]
+    server_settings = args.server_settings if args.server_settings else options["factorio_options"].get("server_settings", None)
+    if server_settings:
+        server_settings = os.path.abspath(server_settings)
 
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(executable)):
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"Path {os.path.dirname(executable)} does not exist or could not be accessed.")
@@ -421,7 +425,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         else:
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"Path {executable} is not an executable file.")
 
-    server_args = ("--rcon-port", rcon_port, "--rcon-password", rcon_password, *rest)
+    if server_settings and os.path.isfile(server_settings):
+        server_args = ("--rcon-port", rcon_port, "--rcon-password", rcon_password, "--server-settings", server_settings, *rest)
+    else:
+        server_args = ("--rcon-port", rcon_port, "--rcon-password", rcon_password, *rest)
 
     asyncio.run(main(args))
     colorama.deinit()
diff --git a/host.yaml b/host.yaml
index 86f88de0..901e6cd7 100644
--- a/host.yaml
+++ b/host.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ sm_options:
   # Alternatively, a path to a program to open the .sfc file with
   rom_start: true
 factorio_options:
-  executable: "factorio\\bin\\x64\\factorio"
+  executable: "factorio/bin/x64/factorio"
+  # by default, no settings are loaded if this file does not exist.  If this file does exist, then it will be used.
+  # server_settings: "factorio\\data\\server-settings.json"
 minecraft_options: 
   forge_directory: "Minecraft Forge server"
   max_heap_size: "2G"