diff --git a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/constants.py b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/constants.py
index 89695afe..7ee2540d 100644
--- a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/constants.py
+++ b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/constants.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class CommandConfig:
                 "metavar": "<object>",
                 "help": "Parameters to pass to the tool",
             },
+            "--config": {"help": CONFIG_HELP_MESSAGE},
         },
         add_platform_group=True,
     ),
diff --git a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/parser.py b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/parser.py
index 8e350271..6598684a 100644
--- a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/parser.py
+++ b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/parser.py
@@ -146,8 +146,23 @@ def parse_args(args: Sequence) -> Tuple[Callable, Tuple[Any, ...], dict]:
     parser = _create_main_parser()
     _create_subparsers(parser)
 
+    # Pre-capture --config from raw args before argparse parsing.
+    # When --config appears before the subcommand (e.g., itential-mcp --config
+    # file.conf call ...), the main parser captures it but the subparser
+    # overwrites it with its default (None). This preserves the value.
+    pre_config = None
+    args_list = list(args)
+    if "--config" in args_list:
+        idx = args_list.index("--config")
+        if idx + 1 < len(args_list):
+            pre_config = args_list[idx + 1]
+
     parsed_args = parser.parse_args(args=args)
 
+    # Restore --config if the subparser overwrote it with None
+    if parsed_args.config is None and pre_config is not None:
+        parsed_args.config = pre_config
+
     _process_logging_config(parsed_args)
 
     if parsed_args.help or parsed_args.command is None:
diff --git a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/runner.py b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/runner.py
index 4260979a..4a141a64 100644
--- a/src/itential_mcp/runtime/runner.py
+++ b/src/itential_mcp/runtime/runner.py
@@ -77,5 +77,10 @@ async def run(tool: str, params: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
             # Execute operations
             result = await client.call_tool(tool, **kwargs)
 
-            data = json.loads(result.content[0].text)
-            print(f"\n{json.dumps(data, indent=4)}")
+            text = result.content[0].text
+
+            try:
+                data = json.loads(text)
+                print(f"\n{json.dumps(data, indent=4)}")
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                print(f"\n{text}")
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index cec7ae18..105f702a 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -371,6 +371,81 @@ def __init__(self, tool, params):
 
         assert result[1] == ("my_tool", '{"test": true}')
 
+    def test_call_with_config_attribute(self):
+        """Test that call function works when args has config attribute"""
+
+        class MockArgs:
+            def __init__(self, tool, params, config):
+                self.tool = tool
+                self.params = params
+                self.config = config
+
+        args = MockArgs("my_tool", '{"test": true}', "/path/to/config.conf")
+        result = commands.call(args)
+
+        # call command should still return the same tuple structure
+        assert result[0] == runner.run
+        assert result[1] == ("my_tool", '{"test": true}')
+        assert result[2] is None
+
+
+class TestCallCommandConfigIntegration:
+    """Test cases for call command --config integration"""
+
+    def test_call_subparser_accepts_config_flag(self):
+        """Test that the call subparser accepts --config flag"""
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from itential_mcp.runtime.parser import _create_main_parser, _create_subparsers
+
+        parser = _create_main_parser()
+        with patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_platform_group"), \
+             patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_server_group"):
+            _create_subparsers(parser)
+
+        # Should parse successfully with --config on call subcommand
+        args = parser.parse_args(["call", "get_health", "--config", "/path/to/config.conf"])
+
+        assert args.command == "call"
+        assert args.tool == "get_health"
+        assert args.config == "/path/to/config.conf"
+
+    def test_call_subparser_config_default_is_none(self):
+        """Test that --config defaults to None when not provided"""
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from itential_mcp.runtime.parser import _create_main_parser, _create_subparsers
+
+        parser = _create_main_parser()
+        with patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_platform_group"), \
+             patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_server_group"):
+            _create_subparsers(parser)
+
+        args = parser.parse_args(["call", "get_health"])
+
+        assert args.command == "call"
+        assert args.tool == "get_health"
+        assert args.config is None
+
+    def test_call_subparser_config_with_params(self):
+        """Test that --config works alongside --params on call subcommand"""
+        from unittest.mock import patch
+        from itential_mcp.runtime.parser import _create_main_parser, _create_subparsers
+
+        parser = _create_main_parser()
+        with patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_platform_group"), \
+             patch("itential_mcp.runtime.parser.add_server_group"):
+            _create_subparsers(parser)
+
+        args = parser.parse_args([
+            "call", "get_devices",
+            "--config", "/path/to/config.conf",
+            "--params", '{"filter": "active"}',
+        ])
+
+        assert args.command == "call"
+        assert args.tool == "get_devices"
+        assert args.config == "/path/to/config.conf"
+        assert args.params == '{"filter": "active"}'
+
 
 class TestModuleStructure:
     """Test cases for overall module structure and imports"""
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 52172217..b4079800 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -699,3 +699,54 @@ async def test_run_full_workflow(
         assert '"name": "John Doe"' in output
         assert '"status": "success"' in output
         assert '"role": "admin"' in output
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    @patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=StringIO)
+    @patch("itential_mcp.runtime.runner.Client")
+    @patch("itential_mcp.runtime.runner.Server")
+    @patch("itential_mcp.runtime.runner.config.get")
+    async def test_run_non_json_result_output(
+        self, mock_config_get, mock_server_class, mock_client_class, mock_stdout
+    ):
+        """Test that non-JSON results (e.g. TOON format) are printed directly"""
+        # Setup mocks
+        mock_config = MagicMock()
+        mock_config_get.return_value = mock_config
+
+        # Setup server instance mock
+        mock_server_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_server_instance.mcp = MagicMock()
+        mock_server_instance.__aenter__ = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_server_instance)
+        mock_server_instance.__aexit__ = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+        mock_server_class.return_value = mock_server_instance
+
+        mock_client = AsyncMock()
+        mock_client.ping.return_value = True
+
+        # Mock tool list response
+        mock_tool = MagicMock()
+        mock_tool.name = "test_tool"
+        mock_tool.inputSchema = {"properties": {}, "required": []}
+
+        mock_list_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_list_response.tools = [mock_tool]
+        mock_client.list_tools_mcp.return_value = mock_list_response
+
+        # Mock TOON-formatted result (not valid JSON)
+        toon_result = "status: running\nhost: selab-ip6-dev\nservices[2]:\n  redis: running\n  mongo: running"
+        mock_result_content = MagicMock()
+        mock_result_content.text = toon_result
+        mock_result = MockCallToolResult(content=[mock_result_content])
+        mock_client.call_tool.return_value = mock_result
+
+        mock_client_class.return_value.__aenter__.return_value = mock_client
+        mock_client_class.return_value.__aexit__.return_value = None
+
+        # Execute
+        await runner.run("test_tool")
+
+        # Verify TOON output is printed directly
+        output = mock_stdout.getvalue()
+        assert "status: running" in output
+        assert "host: selab-ip6-dev" in output
+        assert "redis: running" in output