diff --git a/cmd/exec.go b/cmd/exec.go
index 2b24cd48..79970dd4 100644
--- a/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/exec.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	sessionTTL    time.Duration
 	assumeRoleTTL time.Duration
+	assumeRoleARN string
 )
 
 func mustListProfiles() lib.Profiles {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(execCmd)
 	execCmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&sessionTTL, "session-ttl", "t", time.Hour, "Expiration time for okta role session")
 	execCmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&assumeRoleTTL, "assume-role-ttl", "a", time.Hour, "Expiration time for assumed role")
+	execCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&assumeRoleARN, "assume-role-arn", "r", "", "Role arn to assume, overrides arn in profile")
 }
 
 func loadDurationFlagFromEnv(cmd *cobra.Command, flagName string, envVar string, val *time.Duration) error {
@@ -67,6 +69,21 @@ func loadDurationFlagFromEnv(cmd *cobra.Command, flagName string, envVar string,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func loadStringFlagFromEnv(cmd *cobra.Command, flagName string, envVar string, val *string) error {
+	if cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagName).Changed {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fromEnv, ok := os.LookupEnv(envVar)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagName).Changed = true
+	*val = fromEnv
+	return nil
+}
+
 func updateDurationFromConfigProfile(profiles lib.Profiles, profile string, val *time.Duration) error {
 	fromProfile, _, err := profiles.GetValue(profile, "assume_role_ttl")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -90,6 +107,9 @@ func execPre(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err := loadDurationFlagFromEnv(cmd, "assume-role-ttl", "AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_TTL", &assumeRoleTTL); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "warning: failed to parse duration from AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_TTL")
 	}
+	if err := loadStringFlagFromEnv(cmd, "assume-role-arn", "AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN", &assumeRoleARN); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "warning: failed to parse duration from AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN")
+	}
 }
 
 func execRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -143,6 +163,7 @@ func execRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Profiles:           profiles,
 		SessionDuration:    sessionTTL,
 		AssumeRoleDuration: assumeRoleTTL,
+		AssumeRoleArn:      assumeRoleARN,
 	}
 
 	var allowedBackends []keyring.BackendType
diff --git a/lib/provider.go b/lib/provider.go
index a5cb2a51..d726176f 100644
--- a/lib/provider.go
+++ b/lib/provider.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type ProviderOptions struct {
 	ExpiryWindow       time.Duration
 	Profiles           Profiles
 	MFAConfig          MFAConfig
-
+	AssumeRoleArn      string
 	// if true, use store_singlekritem SessionCache (new)
 	// if false, use store_kritempersession SessionCache (old)
 	SessionCacheSingleItem bool
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ func (p *Provider) getOktaSessionCookieKey() string {
 }
 
 func (p *Provider) getSamlSessionCreds() (sts.Credentials, error) {
+	var profileARN string
+	var ok bool
 	source := sourceProfile(p.profile, p.profiles)
 	oktaAwsSAMLUrl, err := p.getSamlURL()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -208,11 +210,16 @@ func (p *Provider) getSamlSessionCreds() (sts.Credentials, error) {
 	}
 	oktaSessionCookieKey := p.getOktaSessionCookieKey()
 
-	profileARN, ok := p.profiles[source]["role_arn"]
-	if !ok {
-		return sts.Credentials{}, errors.New("Source profile must provide `role_arn`")
+	// if the assumable role is passed it have it override what is in the profile
+	if p.AssumeRoleArn != "" {
+		profileARN = p.AssumeRoleArn
+		log.Debug("Overriding Assumable role with: ", profileARN)
+	} else {
+		profileARN, ok = p.profiles[source]["role_arn"]
+		if !ok {
+			return sts.Credentials{}, errors.New("Source profile must provide `role_arn`")
+		}
 	}
-
 	provider := OktaProvider{
 		MFAConfig:            p.ProviderOptions.MFAConfig,
 		Keyring:              p.keyring,