diff --git a/apps/init.cpp b/apps/init.cpp
index 579a5eea..9b1f9178 100644
--- a/apps/init.cpp
+++ b/apps/init.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static void mount_shmfs()
     if (chmod("/dev/shm", 01777) < 0) exit(255);
 }
 
-Result<int> sysinit()
+Result<int> sysinit(StringView path)
 {
     if (getpid() != 1)
     {
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ Result<int> sysinit()
 
     TRY(os::Security::pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath proc exec id", nullptr));
 
-    start_services("/etc/init");
+    if (path.is_empty()) path = "/etc/init";
+    start_services(path);
 
     while (1)
     {
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ Result<int> sysinit()
     }
 }
 
-Result<int> user_init()
+Result<int> user_init(StringView path)
 {
     setpgid(0, 0);
 
@@ -405,7 +406,8 @@ Result<int> user_init()
 
     TRY(os::Security::pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath proc exec", nullptr));
 
-    start_services("/etc/user");
+    if (path.is_empty()) path = "/etc/user";
+    start_services(path);
 
     TRY(os::Security::pledge("stdio rpath wpath proc exec", nullptr));
 
@@ -446,13 +448,16 @@ Result<int> user_init()
 Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     bool user;
+    StringView service_path;
 
     os::ArgumentParser parser;
     parser.add_description("The init system for Luna.");
     parser.add_system_program_info("init"_sv);
     parser.add_switch_argument(user, 'u', "user"_sv, "initialize a user session instead of the system");
+    parser.add_value_argument(service_path, 's', "service-path"_sv,
+                              "change the default service path (/etc/init or /etc/user)");
     parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
-    if (user) return user_init();
-    return sysinit();
+    if (user) return user_init(service_path);
+    return sysinit(service_path);
 }