diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 67b0c82..0000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
-# To contribute improvements to CI/CD templates, please follow the Development guide at:
-# https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/cicd/templates.html
-# This specific template is located at:
-# https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Docker.gitlab-ci.yml
-
-# Build a Docker image with CI/CD and push to the GitLab registry.
-# Docker-in-Docker documentation: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/docker/using_docker_build.html
-#
-# This template uses one generic job with conditional builds
-# for the default branch and all other (MR) branches.
-stages:
-  - build
-
-docker-build:
-  # Use the official docker image.
-  image: docker:latest
-  stage: build
-  services:
-    - docker:dind
-  before_script:
-    - docker login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" $CI_REGISTRY
-  # Default branch leaves tag empty (= latest tag)
-  # All other branches are tagged with the escaped branch name (commit ref slug)
-  script:
-    - |
-      if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "$CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH" ]]; then
-        tag=""
-        echo "Running on default branch '$CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH': tag = 'latest'"
-      else
-        tag=":$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
-        echo "Running on branch '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH': tag = $tag"
-      fi
-    - docker build --pull -t "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE${tag}" .
-    - docker push "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE${tag}"
-  # Run this job in a branch where a Dockerfile exists
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
-      exists:
-        - Dockerfile
-
-# snap-build-arm64:
-#   stage: build
-#   tags:
-#     - snap-arm64
-#   script:
-#     - snapcraft
-#     - snapcraft upload --release=edge *.snap
-#
-# snap-build-amd64:
-#   stage: build
-#   tags:
-#     - snap-amd64
-#   script:
-#     - snapcraft
-#     - snapcraft upload --release=edge *.snap
diff --git a/src/pnut_matrix/appservice.py b/src/pnut_matrix/appservice.py
index 70b0481..ca7b863 100644
--- a/src/pnut_matrix/appservice.py
+++ b/src/pnut_matrix/appservice.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import pnutpy
 import textwrap
 import time
 import os
+import argparse
 
 from mautrix.client import ClientAPI
 from mautrix.types import *
@@ -956,9 +957,12 @@ class MLogFilter(logging.Filter):
         return True
 
 def main():
-    configyaml = os.environ.get("CONFIG_FILE")
+    a_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    a_parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='configyaml',
+                          default="config.yaml", help="configuration file")
+    args = a_parser.parse_args()
 
-    with open(configyaml, "rb") as config_file:
+    with open(args.configyaml, "rb") as config_file:
         config = yaml.load(config_file, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
 
     logging.config.dictConfig(config['logging'])
diff --git a/src/pnut_matrix/pnutservice.py b/src/pnut_matrix/pnutservice.py
index bbbb424..9de0002 100644
--- a/src/pnut_matrix/pnutservice.py
+++ b/src/pnut_matrix/pnutservice.py
@@ -458,17 +458,11 @@ def main():
     global config
     global matrix_url
     a_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    a_parser.add_argument(
-        '-d', action='store_true', dest='debug',
-        help="debug logging"
-    )
     a_parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='configyaml',
                           default="config.yaml", help="configuration file")
     args = a_parser.parse_args()
 
-    configyaml = os.environ.get("CONFIG_FILE")
-
-    with open(configyaml, "rb") as config_file:
+    with open(args.configyaml, "rb") as config_file:
         config = yaml.load(config_file, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
 
     db.init(config['SERVICE_DB'])