diff --git a/py/create.py b/py/create.py
index 2d067cb..2e19e73 100644
--- a/py/create.py
+++ b/py/create.py
@@ -16,23 +16,32 @@ import optparse
 
 parser = optparse.OptionParser(description='Create input devices. '
         'TODO')
-parser.add_option('-c', '--config', type=str, action='append',
-        default=[],
-        help='Merge configuration file with default '
-        'configuration (allowed to be used multiple times)')
+#parser.add_option('-c', '--config', type=str, action='append',
+#        default=[],
+#        help='Merge configuration file with default '
+#        'configuration (allowed to be used multiple times)')
 parser.add_option('-C', '--compat', action='store_true',
         help='Enable compatibility mode; for Python < 2.7')
 
-args, _ = parser.parse_args()
+args, cfg = parser.parse_args()
 
 # Unpickle from stdin ; currently this is the default and only way
 f = pickle.Unpickler(sys.stdin)
 
 conf = f.load()
+print conf
 
-for path in args.config:
+for path in cfg:
     config = imp.load_source('', path).config
-    conf.update(config)
+
+    # XXX: We cannot just use update; as it will override everything in say EV_TE
+    for k, v in config.iteritems():
+        if k in conf:
+            conf[k].update(v)
+        else:
+            conf[k] = v
+    #conf.update(config)
+print conf
 
 m = KeyMapper(conf)
 
diff --git a/py/read.py b/py/read.py
index bff8121..8ff2bec 100644
--- a/py/read.py
+++ b/py/read.py
@@ -14,22 +14,19 @@ parser = optparse.OptionParser(description='Read input devices. '
         'TODO')
 parser.add_option('-D', '--dump', action='store_false',
         default=True, help='Dump will marshall all the events to stdout')
-parser.add_option('-i', '--input-file', action='append',
-        type=str, default=[],
-        help='Read events from this input device')
 
 parser.add_option('-C', '--compat', action='store_true',
         help='Enable compatibility mode; for Python < 2.7')
 
-args, _ = parser.parse_args()
+args, input_file = parser.parse_args()
 
 
-if len(args.input_file) == 0:
+if len(input_file) == 0:
     parser.print_help()
     exit(0)
 
 # TODO: Support multiple input files + epoll; InputDevices?
-f = InputDevice(args.input_file[0])
+f = InputDevice(input_file[0])
 
 config = parse_conf(f)
 m = KeyMapper(config)