diff --git a/core/config.js b/core/config.js
index 2fe4cc30..d3e02122 100644
--- a/core/config.js
+++ b/core/config.js
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
 			closedSystem	: false,					//	is the system closed to new users?
 
 			loginAttempts	: 3,
+
+			menuFile		: 'menu.hjson',				//	Override to use something else, e.g. demo.hjson. Can be a full path (defaults to ./mods)
 		},
 
+		//	:TODO: see notes below about 'theme' section - move this!
 		preLoginTheme : '*',
 
 		users : {
diff --git a/core/menu_util.js b/core/menu_util.js
index 58bbb24f..abca4e94 100644
--- a/core/menu_util.js
+++ b/core/menu_util.js
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@ function getMenuConfig(name, cb) {
 	async.waterfall(
 		[
 			function loadMenuJSON(callback) {
-				configCache.getModConfig('menu.hjson', function loaded(err, menuJson) {
+				var menuFilePath = Config.general.menuFile;
+
+				//	menuFile is assumed to be in 'mods' if a path is not supplied
+				if('.' === paths.dirname(menuFilePath)) {
+					menuFilePath = paths.join(__dirname, '../mods', menuFilePath);
+				}
+
+				configCache.getConfig(menuFilePath, function loaded(err, menuJson) {
 					callback(err, menuJson);
 				});
 			},