diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 15403b8..23b5e87 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var SystemConfigDir = "/etc/"
 // Flag variables
 var ShowVersion = false
 var ConfigPath = ""
+var Ascii = ""
 var ShowModuleTimeTaken = false
 
 func main() {
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func parseFlags() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&ShowVersion, "version", false, "Show Stormfetch version")
 	flag.StringVar(&ConfigPath, "config", "", "Use the specified config file")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ShowModuleTimeTaken, "time-taken", false, "Show time taken to execute each module")
-	flag.StringVar(&config.Ascii, "ascii", config.Ascii, "Set distro ascii")
+	flag.StringVar(&Ascii, "ascii", "", "Set distro ascii")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.DistroName, "distro-name", config.DistroName, "Set distro name")
 	flag.Parse()
 }
diff --git a/src/system.go b/src/system.go
index 3631319..8207668 100644
--- a/src/system.go
+++ b/src/system.go
@@ -65,39 +65,35 @@ func GetDistroAsciiArt() string {
  (|     | )
 /'\_   _/'\
 \___)=(___/ `
-	var id string
-	if config.Ascii == "auto" {
-		id = GetDistroInfo().ID
+
+	// Get ascii name to use
+	var asciiName string
+	if Ascii != "" {
+		asciiName = Ascii
+	} else if config.Ascii == "auto" {
+		asciiName = GetDistroInfo().ID
 	} else {
-		id = config.Ascii
+		asciiName = config.Ascii
 	}
+
+	// Check for ascii art in home directory
 	userConfDir, err := os.UserConfigDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id)); err == nil {
-			bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id))
-			if err != nil {
-				return defaultAscii
+	if err == nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(userConfDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", asciiName)); err == nil {
+			if bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(userConfDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", asciiName)); err == nil {
+				return string(bytes)
 			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check for ascii art in system config directory
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", asciiName)); err == nil {
+		if bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", asciiName)); err == nil {
 			return string(bytes)
-		} else {
-			return defaultAscii
 		}
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(userConfDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id)); err == nil {
-		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(userConfDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id))
-		if err != nil {
-			return defaultAscii
-		}
-		return string(bytes)
-	} else if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id)); err == nil {
-		bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(SystemConfigDir, "stormfetch/ascii/", id))
-		if err != nil {
-			return defaultAscii
-		}
-		return strings.TrimRight(string(bytes), "\n\t ")
-	} else {
-		return defaultAscii
-	}
+
+	return defaultAscii
 }
 
 func GetArch() string {