diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 14a0efd1..d5bdff25 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ package environment to new version.`,
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("dep-follow-all-variants", false, "when processing dependencies, follow a & b if dependency is 'a|b'")
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("dep-verbose-resolve", false, "when processing dependencies, print detailed logs")
 	cmd.Flag.String("architectures", "", "list of architectures to consider during (comma-separated), default to all available")
-	cmd.Flag.String("config", "", "location of configuration file (default locations are /etc/aptly.conf, ~/.aptly.conf)")
+	cmd.Flag.String("config", "", "location of configuration file (default locations in order: ~/.aptly.conf, /usr/local/etc/aptly.conf, /etc/aptly.conf)")
 	cmd.Flag.String("gpg-provider", "", "PGP implementation (\"gpg\", \"gpg1\", \"gpg2\" for external gpg or \"internal\" for Go internal implementation)")
 
 	if aptly.EnableDebug {
diff --git a/context/context.go b/context/context.go
index 0603255a..a3d56688 100644
--- a/context/context.go
+++ b/context/context.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (context *AptlyContext) config() *utils.ConfigStructure {
 			}
 		} else {
 			homeLocation := filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".aptly.conf")
-			configLocations := []string{ homeLocation, "/etc/aptly.conf", }
+			configLocations := []string{homeLocation, "/usr/local/etc/aptly.conf", "/etc/aptly.conf"}
 
 			for _, configLocation := range configLocations {
 				// FIXME: check if exists, check if readable