diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 445c7c6..6020a59 100755
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 var customCSS []byte
 
-func serve(host, port, crt_path, key_path string, TLS bool, cssFile string) {
+func serve(host, port, crt_path, key_path string, TLS bool, cssFile string, defaultPage string) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
 	router := gin.Default()
 	store := sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("secret"))
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ func serve(host, port, crt_path, key_path string, TLS bool, cssFile string) {
 	router.HTMLRender = loadTemplates("index.tmpl")
 	// router.Use(static.Serve("/static/", static.LocalFile("./static", true)))
 	router.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
-		c.Redirect(302, "/"+randomAlliterateCombo())
+		if defaultPage != "" {
+			c.Redirect(302, "/"+defaultPage+"/read")
+		} else {
+			c.Redirect(302, "/"+randomAlliterateCombo())
+		}
 	})
 	router.GET("/:page", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		page := c.Param("page")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1c46a93..4bbe4b3 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("\nRunning cowyo server (version %s) at http://%s:%s\n\n", version, host, c.GlobalString("port"))
 		}
-		serve(c.GlobalString("host"), c.GlobalString("port"), c.GlobalString("cert"), c.GlobalString("key"), TLS, c.GlobalString("css"))
+		serve(c.GlobalString("host"), c.GlobalString("port"), c.GlobalString("cert"), c.GlobalString("key"), TLS, c.GlobalString("css"), c.GlobalString("default-page"))
 		return nil
 	}
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ func main() {
 			Value: "",
 			Usage: "use a custom CSS file",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "default-page",
+			Value: "",
+			Usage: "show default-page/read instead of editing",
+		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "debug, d",
 			Usage: "turn on debugging",