diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
index 837f5039..1a85f177 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
@@ -12,18 +12,24 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/certutil"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/cmd/cloudflared/cliutil"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/cmd/cloudflared/config"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/logger"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/origin"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/tunnelrpc/pogs"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/tunnelstore"
 )
 
+const (
+	credFileFlagAlias = "cred-file"
+)
+
 var (
 	showDeletedFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:    "show-deleted",
@@ -43,6 +49,11 @@ var (
 			"overwrite the previous tunnel. If you want to use a single hostname with multiple " +
 			"tunnels, you can do so with Cloudflare's Load Balancer product.",
 	}
+	credentialsFileFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:    "credentials-file",
+		Aliases: []string{credFileFlagAlias},
+		Usage:   "File path of tunnel credentials",
+	}
 )
 
 const hideSubcommands = true
@@ -118,13 +129,15 @@ func createTunnel(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, originCertPath string) (string, error) {
+func tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, directory string) (string, error) {
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%v.json", tunnelID)
-	return filepath.Clean(fmt.Sprintf("%v/../%v", originCertPath, fileName)), nil
+	filePath := filepath.Clean(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", directory, fileName))
+	return homedir.Expand(filePath)
 }
 
 func writeTunnelCredentials(tunnelID, accountID, originCertPath string, tunnelSecret []byte, logger logger.Service) error {
-	filePath, err := tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, originCertPath)
+	originCertDir := filepath.Dir(originCertPath)
+	filePath, err := tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, originCertDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -140,8 +153,8 @@ func writeTunnelCredentials(tunnelID, accountID, originCertPath string, tunnelSe
 	return ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, body, 400)
 }
 
-func readTunnelCredentials(tunnelID, originCertPath string) (*pogs.TunnelAuth, error) {
-	filePath, err := tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, originCertPath)
+func readTunnelCredentials(c *cli.Context, tunnelID string, logger logger.Service) (*pogs.TunnelAuth, error) {
+	filePath, err := tunnelCredentialsPath(c, tunnelID, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -157,6 +170,42 @@ func readTunnelCredentials(tunnelID, originCertPath string) (*pogs.TunnelAuth, e
 	return &auth, nil
 }
 
+func tunnelCredentialsPath(c *cli.Context, tunnelID string, logger logger.Service) (string, error) {
+	if filePath := c.String("credentials-file"); filePath != "" {
+		if validFilePath(filePath) {
+			return filePath, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fallback to look for tunnel credentials in the origin cert directory
+	if originCertPath, err := findOriginCert(c, logger); err == nil {
+		originCertDir := filepath.Dir(originCertPath)
+		if filePath, err := tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, originCertDir); err == nil {
+			if validFilePath(filePath) {
+				return filePath, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Last resort look under default config directories
+	for _, configDir := range config.DefaultConfigDirs {
+		if filePath, err := tunnelFilePath(tunnelID, configDir); err == nil {
+			if validFilePath(filePath) {
+				return filePath, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("Tunnel credentials file not found")
+}
+
+func validFilePath(path string) bool {
+	fileStat, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !fileStat.IsDir()
+}
+
 func buildListCommand() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:      "list",
@@ -246,6 +295,7 @@ func buildDeleteCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Usage:     "Delete existing tunnel with given ID",
 		ArgsUsage: "TUNNEL-ID",
 		Hidden:    hideSubcommands,
+		Flags:     []cli.Flag{credentialsFileFlag},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -274,6 +324,16 @@ func deleteTunnel(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Error deleting tunnel %s", id)
 	}
 
+	tunnelCredentialsPath, err := tunnelCredentialsPath(c, id, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Infof("Cannot locate tunnel credentials to delete, error: %v. Please delete the file manually", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err = os.Remove(tunnelCredentialsPath); err != nil {
+		logger.Infof("Cannot delete tunnel credentials, error: %v. Please delete the file manually", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -320,7 +380,7 @@ func buildRunCommand() *cli.Command {
 		Usage:     "Proxy a local web server by running the given tunnel",
 		ArgsUsage: "TUNNEL-ID",
 		Hidden:    hideSubcommands,
-		Flags:     []cli.Flag{forceFlag},
+		Flags:     []cli.Flag{forceFlag, credentialsFileFlag},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -339,11 +399,7 @@ func runTunnel(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error setting up logger")
 	}
 
-	originCertPath, err := findOriginCert(c, logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error locating origin cert")
-	}
-	credentials, err := readTunnelCredentials(id, originCertPath)
+	credentials, err := readTunnelCredentials(c, id, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands_test.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands_test.go
index 36b86daf..a8b4ebe3 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package tunnel
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/tunnelstore"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -72,8 +75,11 @@ func Test_fmtConnections(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTunnelfilePath(t *testing.T) {
-	actual, err := tunnelFilePath("tunnel", "~/.cloudflared/cert.pem")
+	originCertDir := filepath.Dir("~/.cloudflared/cert.pem")
+	actual, err := tunnelFilePath("tunnel", originCertDir)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	expected := "~/.cloudflared/tunnel.json"
+	homeDir, err := homedir.Dir()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s/.cloudflared/tunnel.json", homeDir)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)
 }