diff --git a/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Application.php b/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Application.php
index 6d4c390..a1431dc 100644
--- a/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Application.php
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ public function __construct($version)
 
         $this->container = $c = new ServiceContainer;
 
-        $c->set('format', 'progress');
-
         $c->set('console.commands', array());
         $c->set('io', $c->share(function($c) {
             return new Console\IO(
diff --git a/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Command/RunCommand.php b/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Command/RunCommand.php
index f1b2ac6..eca26eb 100644
--- a/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Command/RunCommand.php
+++ b/src/PHPSpec2/Console/Command/RunCommand.php
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ public function __construct()
 
         $this->setDefinition(array(
             new InputArgument('spec', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'Specs to run', 'spec'),
-            new InputOption('format', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Formatter', 'progress'),
+            new InputOption('format', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Formatter {pretty|progress}', 'progress'),
+            new InputOption('bootstrap', 'b', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Path to bootstrap file'),
         ));
     }
 
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@ public function __construct()
      */
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
+        //$output->setBootstrapper(new Console\Formatter($output->isDecorated()));
         $output->setFormatter(new Console\Formatter($output->isDecorated()));
         $c = $this->getApplication()->getContainer();
 
+        $c->set('format', $input->getOption('format'));
         $c->set('console.input', $input);
         $c->set('console.output', $output);
         $c->set('console.helpers', $this->getHelperSet());
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
         $result = 0;
         $startTime = microtime(true);
+        $c('runner')->runBootstrap($input->getOption('bootstrap'));
         foreach ($specs as $spec) {
             $result = max($result, $c('runner')->runSpecification($spec));
         }
diff --git a/src/PHPSpec2/Runner/Runner.php b/src/PHPSpec2/Runner/Runner.php
index 6774f6f..120d34e 100644
--- a/src/PHPSpec2/Runner/Runner.php
+++ b/src/PHPSpec2/Runner/Runner.php
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ public function getEventDispatcher()
         return $this->eventDispatcher;
     }
 
+    public function runBootstrap($path)
+    {
+        if (is_file($path) || is_file($path = $path.'.php')) {
+            require_once($path);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function runSpecification(Node\Specification $specification)
     {
         if (defined('PHPSPEC_ERROR_REPORTING')) {