diff --git a/katrain/__main__.py b/katrain/__main__.py
index 1ea853f..e3fcf38 100644
--- a/katrain/__main__.py
+++ b/katrain/__main__.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class KaTrainGui(Screen, KaTrainBase):
         self.controls.timer.paused = True
         if not self.config_popup:
             self.config_popup = I18NPopup(
-                title_key="general settings title", size=[dp(1200), dp(800)], content=ConfigPopup(self)
+                title_key="general settings title", size=[dp(1200), dp(850)], content=ConfigPopup(self)
             ).__self__
             self.config_popup.content.popup = self.config_popup
         self.config_popup.open()
diff --git a/katrain/core/engine.py b/katrain/core/engine.py
index 0ef853b..aba461e 100644
--- a/katrain/core/engine.py
+++ b/katrain/core/engine.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class KataGoEngine:
     def get_rules(node):
         return KataGoEngine.RULESETS.get(str(node.ruleset).lower(), "japanese")
 
-    def __init__(self, katrain, config, override_command=None):
+    def __init__(self, katrain, config):
         self.katrain = katrain
         self.queries = {}  # outstanding query id -> start time and callback
         self.config = config
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ class KataGoEngine:
         self.stderr_thread = None
 
         exe = config.get("katago", "").strip()
-        if override_command:
-            self.command = override_command
-        elif exe.startswith('"') and exe.endswith('"'):
-            self.command = exe.strip('"')
+        if config.get("altcommand",""):
+            self.command = config["altcommand"]
         else:
             if not exe:
                 if platform == "win":
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index 6e51bd4..b27b724 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index 1ccceb4..478f96d 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/cn/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -607,3 +607,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index 4a1c9da..7273c16 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index 337431d..0ec100f 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/de/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -651,3 +651,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index 35348fc..b39c496 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index ebcfb7c..f12ee12 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -411,6 +411,14 @@ msgstr "Path to KataGo model file"
 msgid "engine:config"
 msgstr "Path to KataGo config file"
 
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
+
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
 msgid "engine:max_visits"
 msgstr "Maximum number of visits in analysis"
 
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index df67053..ed214c1 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index f2c5e75..f4f7bde 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/es/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -647,3 +647,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index f8bba30..c9788cf 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index 8e9f2e0..1b13684 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/fr/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -688,3 +688,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index ae85ba0..39d0cd7 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index 51f74a1..53fb8c3 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/jp/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -634,3 +634,13 @@ msgstr "デフォルト"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "カラーテーマ"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index fb5e739..d00fe44 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index f442958..365249d 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/ko/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -623,3 +623,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo b/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo
index 4c3def2..65e1612 100644
Binary files a/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo and b/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.mo differ
diff --git a/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po b/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
index 0415044..951ca3a 100644
--- a/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
+++ b/katrain/i18n/locales/ru/LC_MESSAGES/katrain.po
@@ -648,3 +648,13 @@ msgstr "Default Theme"
 #. TODO - theme label
 msgid "theme"
 msgstr "Colour Theme"
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand:hint"
+msgstr ""
+"Full command used to start the engine, for e.g. using plink to connect to a "
+"remote engine. All other model options will be ignored."
+
+#. TODO
+msgid "engine:altcommand"
+msgstr "Override Engine Command"
diff --git a/katrain/popups.kv b/katrain/popups.kv
index da94c31..9f18548 100644
--- a/katrain/popups.kv
+++ b/katrain/popups.kv
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
         font_size: DESC_FONT_SIZE * 1.5
     GridLayout:
         cols: 2
-        rows: 4
-        size_hint: 1,4
+        rows: 5
+        size_hint: 1,5
         spacing: CP_SPACING
         DescriptionLabel:
             text: i18n._("engine:katago")
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@
                 sync_height_frac: 1.0
                 -font_size: self.height * 0.5
                 -background_color: [*[c*255/88 for c in BOX_BACKGROUND_COLOR[:3]], 1] # compensate for texture
+        DescriptionLabel:
+            text: i18n._("engine:altcommand")
+            size_hint: 0.33, 1
+        AnchorLayout:
+            LabelledPathInput:
+                input_property: "engine/altcommand"
+                hint_text: i18n._("engine:altcommand:hint")
     BoxLayout:
         size_hint: 1,1
         orientation: 'horizontal'