diff --git a/examples/test-input/scaffold.config.js b/examples/test-input/scaffold.config.js
index 15647f8..f307c0a 100644
--- a/examples/test-input/scaffold.config.js
+++ b/examples/test-input/scaffold.config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   component: {
     templates: ["examples/test-input/Component"],
-    output: "examples/test-output",
+    output: "examples/test-output/component",
     data: { property: "myProp", value: "10" },
   },
 }
diff --git a/pages/cli.md b/pages/cli.md
index e0fbdc2..80db3e9 100644
--- a/pages/cli.md
+++ b/pages/cli.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Options:
                                   arguments to CLI or using a Node.js script. You may pass a
                                   JSON or JS file, with a relative or absolute path.
 
+  --key|-k                        Key to load inside the config file. This overwrites the
+                                  config key provided after the colon in --config (e.g. --config
+                                  scaffold.cmd.js:component)
+
   --output|-o                     Path to output to. If --create-sub-folder is enabled,
                                   the subfolder will be created inside this path.
                                   (default: current dir)
diff --git a/src/cmd.ts b/src/cmd.ts
index af34176..bbc778a 100644
--- a/src/cmd.ts
+++ b/src/cmd.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export async function parseCliArgs(args = process.argv.slice(2)) {
         description:
           "Filename to load config from instead of passing arguments to CLI or using a Node.js script. You may pass a JSON or JS file, with a relative or absolute path.",
       })
+      .option({
+        name: "key",
+        aliases: ["k"],
+        description:
+          "Key to load inside the config file. This overwrites the config key provided after the colon in --config (e.g. --config scaffold.cmd.js:component)",
+      })
       .option({
         name: "output",
         aliases: ["o"],
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index b989078..a526f74 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export interface ScaffoldCmdConfig {
   verbose: LogLevel
   dryRun: boolean
   config?: string
+  key?: string
 }
 
 export type ScaffoldConfigFile = Record<string, ScaffoldConfig>
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 04d058d..92d921f 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ export function log(config: ScaffoldConfig, level: LogLevel, ...obj: any[]): voi
       i instanceof Error
         ? chalkFn(i, JSON.stringify(i, undefined, 1), i.stack)
         : typeof i === "object"
-        ? chalkFn(JSON.stringify(i, undefined, 1))
-        : chalkFn(i),
+          ? chalkFn(JSON.stringify(i, undefined, 1))
+          : chalkFn(i),
     ),
   )
 }
@@ -402,7 +402,8 @@ export function parseConfig(config: ScaffoldCmdConfig & OptionsBase): ScaffoldCo
   let c: ScaffoldConfig = config
 
   if (config.config) {
-    const [configFile, template = "default"] = config.config.split(":")
+    const [configFile, colonTemplate = "default"] = config.config.split(":")
+    const template = config.key ?? colonTemplate
     const configImport: ScaffoldConfigFile = require(path.resolve(process.cwd(), configFile))
     if (!configImport[template]) {
       throw new Error(`Template "${template}" not found in ${configFile}`)