diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index 44e4e5d..578c9f0 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var generateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 
 			// set the client options
+			// params.ClientOpts = append(params.ClientOpts, client.WithHost(remoteHost))
 			if conf.AccessToken != "" {
 				params.ClientOpts = append(params.ClientOpts, client.WithAccessToken(conf.AccessToken))
 			}
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ var generateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 
 			// run generator.Generate() with just plugin path and templates provided
-			outputBytes, err := generator.Generate(pluginPath, params)
+			outputBytes, err := generator.Generate(&conf, pluginPath, params)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to generate files")
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 1d1997c..583ee6c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
+	cobra.OnInitialize(InitConfig)
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "set the config path")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "set to enable verbose output")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cacertPath, "cacert", "", "path to CA cert. (defaults to system CAs)")
 }
 
-func initConfig() {
+func InitConfig() {
 	// empty from not being set
 	if configPath != "" {
 		exists, err := util.PathExists(configPath)