diff --git a/flake8_variables_names/checker.py b/flake8_variables_names/checker.py
index 95831ab..4c634ef 100644
--- a/flake8_variables_names/checker.py
+++ b/flake8_variables_names/checker.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from flake8_variables_names import __version__ as version
 from flake8_variables_names.ast_helpers import extract_all_variable_names
 
+
 ErrorTuple = Tuple[int, int, str, type]
 
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def add_options(cls, parser: OptionParser) -> None:
         parser.add_option(
             '--use-varnames-strict-mode',
             action='store_true',
+            parse_from_config=True,
         )
 
     @classmethod