diff --git a/shreddit.py b/shreddit.py
index fee463c..373acf1 100755
--- a/shreddit.py
+++ b/shreddit.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     # Module unavailable, use the default phrase
     pass
-os_wordlist = '/usr/share/dict/words'
+os_wordlist = config.get('wordlist', '/usr/share/dict/words')
 if os.name == 'posix' and os.path.isfile(os_wordlist):
     # Generate a random string of words from our system's dictionary
     fh = open(os_wordlist)
diff --git a/shreddit.yml.example b/shreddit.yml.example
index 81de823..49e5f7a 100644
--- a/shreddit.yml.example
+++ b/shreddit.yml.example
@@ -72,4 +72,7 @@ replacement_format: random
 # See: https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging-levels
 debug: DEBUG
 
+# Define your own wordlist to use as substitution text
+wordlist: False
+
 # vim: syntax=yaml ts=2