diff --git a/.generator/templates/configuration.mustache b/.generator/templates/configuration.mustache
index 5b9c656e1..1a3afdf67 100644
--- a/.generator/templates/configuration.mustache
+++ b/.generator/templates/configuration.mustache
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ func NewConfiguration(conf ...ConfigSetter) *Configuration {
 	cfg.Okta.Client.AuthorizationMode = "SSWS"
 
     cfg = readConfigFromSystem(*cfg)
+	cfg = readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(*cfg)
 	cfg = readConfigFromApplication(*cfg)
 	cfg = readConfigFromEnvironment(*cfg)
 
@@ -308,6 +309,14 @@ func readConfigFromSystem(c Configuration) *Configuration {
 	return conf
 }
 
+func readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(c config) *config {
+	conf, err := readConfigFromFile(".okta.yaml", c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &c
+	}
+	return conf
+}
+
 // read config from the project's root directory
 func readConfigFromApplication(c Configuration) *Configuration {
 	_, b, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 098a65a07..2a25d612a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ This library looks for configuration in the following sources:
 
 0. An `okta.yaml` file in a `.okta` folder in the current user's home directory
    (`~/.okta/okta.yaml` or `%userprofile\.okta\okta.yaml`)
+0. A `.okta.yaml` file in the current working directory
 0. A `.okta.yaml` file in the application or project's root directory
 0. Environment variables
 0. Configuration explicitly passed to the constructor (see the example in
diff --git a/okta/okta.go b/okta/okta.go
index f1d40a9aa..31e21d989 100644
--- a/okta/okta.go
+++ b/okta/okta.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, conf ...ConfigSetter) (context.Context, *Cli
 
 	setConfigDefaults(config)
 	config = readConfigFromSystem(*config)
+	config = readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(*config)
 	config = readConfigFromApplication(*config)
 	config = readConfigFromEnvironment(*config)
 
@@ -220,6 +221,14 @@ func readConfigFromSystem(c config) *config {
 	return conf
 }
 
+func readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(c config) *config {
+	conf, err := readConfigFromFile(".okta.yaml", c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &c
+	}
+	return conf
+}
+
 // read config from the project's root directory
 func readConfigFromApplication(c config) *config {
 	_, b, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
diff --git a/openapi/generator/templates/okta.go.hbs b/openapi/generator/templates/okta.go.hbs
index 3eed1ea6a..5427b2f5f 100644
--- a/openapi/generator/templates/okta.go.hbs
+++ b/openapi/generator/templates/okta.go.hbs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func NewClient(ctx context.Context, conf ...ConfigSetter) (context.Context, *Cli
 
 	setConfigDefaults(config)
 	config = readConfigFromSystem(*config)
+	config = readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(*config)
 	config = readConfigFromApplication(*config)
 	config = readConfigFromEnvironment(*config)
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ func (c *Client) SetConfig(conf ...ConfigSetter) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	c.config = config
-	return 
+	return
 }
 
 // GetRequestExecutor returns underlying request executor
@@ -154,6 +155,14 @@ func readConfigFromSystem(c config) *config {
 	return conf
 }
 
+func readConfigFromWorkingDirectory(c config) *config {
+	conf, err := readConfigFromFile(".okta.yaml", c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &c
+	}
+	return conf
+}
+
 // read config from the project's root directory
 func readConfigFromApplication(c config) *config {
 	_, b, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)