diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45af121..9d0a596 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ _sql-database/
 dist/
 node_modules/
 ssc.json
+ssc-*.json
+Web.config
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e30a435..4991d55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ Configuration options are stored in a `ssc.json` file.
   }],
 
   // ... OR, path to Web.config file with connectionStrings
-  "connections": "../Web.config",
+  "connections": "./Web.config",
+
+  // ... OR, path to ssc-connections.json file
+  "connections": "./ssc-connections.json",
 
   // the following options are optional (default values shown) ...
 
diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index 603235f..6498f30 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ interface InitOptions {
   skip?: boolean;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Connection path choices.
+ */
+enum PathChoices {
+  SscConfig,
+  ConnsConfig,
+  WebConfig
+}
+
 /**
  * Create default config file.
  *
@@ -35,56 +44,88 @@ export function init(options: InitOptions): void {
 
   if (options.skip) {
     // skip prompts and create with defaults
-    util.setConfig({ connections: options.webconfig || [conn] });
+    util.setConfig(util.configFile, { connections: options.webconfig || [conn] });
     return;
   }
 
   const questions: inquirer.Questions = [
     {
       name: 'path',
-      message: 'Use connections from Web.config file?',
-      type: 'confirm',
-      when: (): boolean => !!webConfigConns
-    }, {
+      message: 'Where would you like to store connections?',
+      type: 'list',
+      choices: () => {
+        const choices: object[] = [
+          { name: 'Main configuration file.', value: PathChoices.SscConfig },
+          { name: 'Separate connections configuration file.', value: PathChoices.ConnsConfig }
+        ];
+
+        if (webConfigConns) {
+          choices.push({
+            name: 'Web.config file with connection strings.',
+            value: PathChoices.WebConfig
+          });
+        }
+
+        return choices;
+      }
+    },
+    {
       name: 'server',
       message: 'Server URL.',
       default: (conn.server || undefined),
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
-    }, {
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
+    },
+    {
       name: 'port',
       message: 'Server port.',
       default: (conn.port || undefined),
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
-    }, {
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
+    },
+    {
       name: 'database',
       message: 'Database name.',
       default: (conn.database || undefined),
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
-    }, {
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
+    },
+    {
       name: 'user',
       message: 'Login username.',
       default: (conn.user || undefined),
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
-    }, {
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
+    },
+    {
       name: 'password',
       message: 'Login password.',
+      type: 'password',
       default: (conn.password || undefined),
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
-    }, {
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
+    },
+    {
       name: 'name',
       message: 'Connection name.',
       default: 'dev',
-      when: (answers): boolean => (!webConfigConns || !answers.path)
+      when: answers => (answers.path !== PathChoices.WebConfig)
     }
   ];
 
   // prompt user for config options
   inquirer.prompt(questions).then((answers: inquirer.Answers): void => {
-    if (answers.path) {
-      // use Web.config path
-      util.setConfig({ connections: webConfigFile });
+    if (answers.path === PathChoices.WebConfig) {
+      util.setConfig(util.configFile, { connections: webConfigFile });
+    } else if (answers.path === PathChoices.ConnsConfig) {
+      util.setConfig(util.configFile, { connections: './ssc-connections.json' });
+      util.setConfig(util.connsFile, {
+        connections: [new Connection({
+          name: answers.name,
+          server: answers.server,
+          port: answers.port,
+          database: answers.database,
+          user: answers.user,
+          password: answers.password
+        })]
+      });
     } else {
-      util.setConfig({
+      util.setConfig(util.configFile, {
         connections: [new Connection({
           name: answers.name,
           server: answers.server,
diff --git a/src/common/utility.ts b/src/common/utility.ts
index 2594301..2319b34 100644
--- a/src/common/utility.ts
+++ b/src/common/utility.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import { Connection } from '../common/connection';
  */
 export const configFile: string = path.join(process.cwd(), 'ssc.json');
 
+/**
+ * Connections file path.
+ */
+export const connsFile: string = path.join(process.cwd(), 'ssc-connections.json');
+
 /**
  * Web config file path.
  */
@@ -77,13 +82,14 @@ export function getConfig(): Config {
 /**
  * Write config file with provided object contents.
  *
+ * @param file Configuration file to write to.
  * @param config Object to save for config file.
  */
-export function setConfig(config: Config): void {
+export function setConfig(file: string, config: Config): void {
   const content: string = JSON.stringify(config, null, 2);
 
   // save file
-  fs.outputFile(configFile, content, (error: Error) => {
+  fs.outputFile(file, content, (error: Error) => {
     if (error) {
       return console.error(error);
     }
@@ -107,8 +113,13 @@ export function getConns(config: Config): Connection[] {
   }
 
   if (isString(config.connections)) {
-    // get form web config
-    return getWebConfigConns(config.connections);
+    const configExt: RegExp = /\.config$/;
+
+    if (configExt.test(config.connections)) {
+      return getWebConfigConns(config.connections);
+    } else {
+      return getConnsConfigConns(config.connections);
+    }
   } else {
     return config.connections;
   }
@@ -181,6 +192,24 @@ export function getWebConfigConns(file?: string): Connection[] {
   return (conns.length ? conns : undefined);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Safely get connections from `ssc-connections.json` file.
+ *
+ * @param file Relative path to connections config file.
+ */
+export function getConnsConfigConns(file?: string): Connection[] {
+  let config: Config;
+
+  try {
+    config = fs.readJsonSync(file);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Could not find or parse connections config file!');
+    process.exit();
+  }
+
+  return config.connections as Connection[];
+}
+
 /**
  * Get all SQL files in correct execution order.
  *