diff --git a/internal/cli/run/run.go b/internal/cli/run/run.go
index 65be9e8..3817623 100644
--- a/internal/cli/run/run.go
+++ b/internal/cli/run/run.go
@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/internal/ooni"
 )
 
-func runNettestGroup(tg string, ctx *ooni.Probe, network *database.Network) error {
-	if ctx.IsTerminated() == true {
+type runNettestGroupConfig struct {
+	tg         string
+	ctx        *ooni.Probe
+	inputFiles []string
+	inputs     []string
+}
+
+func runNettestGroup(config runNettestGroupConfig) error {
+	if config.ctx.IsTerminated() == true {
 		log.Debugf("context is terminated, stopping runNettestGroup early")
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	sess, err := ctx.NewSession()
+	sess, err := config.ctx.NewSession()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to create a measurement session")
 		return err
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ func runNettestGroup(tg string, ctx *ooni.Probe, network *database.Network) erro
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to lookup the location of the probe")
 		return err
 	}
-	network, err = database.CreateNetwork(ctx.DB(), sess)
+	network, err := database.CreateNetwork(config.ctx.DB(), sess)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to create the network row")
 		return err
@@ -41,35 +48,38 @@ func runNettestGroup(tg string, ctx *ooni.Probe, network *database.Network) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
-	group, ok := nettests.NettestGroups[tg]
+	group, ok := nettests.NettestGroups[config.tg]
 	if !ok {
-		log.Errorf("No test group named %s", tg)
+		log.Errorf("No test group named %s", config.tg)
 		return errors.New("invalid test group name")
 	}
 	log.Debugf("Running test group %s", group.Label)
 
-	result, err := database.CreateResult(ctx.DB(), ctx.Home(), tg, network.ID)
+	result, err := database.CreateResult(
+		config.ctx.DB(), config.ctx.Home(), config.tg, network.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("DB result error: %s", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ctx.ListenForSignals()
-	ctx.MaybeListenForStdinClosed()
+	config.ctx.ListenForSignals()
+	config.ctx.MaybeListenForStdinClosed()
 	for i, nt := range group.Nettests {
-		if ctx.IsTerminated() == true {
+		if config.ctx.IsTerminated() == true {
 			log.Debugf("context is terminated, stopping group.Nettests early")
 			break
 		}
 		log.Debugf("Running test %T", nt)
-		ctl := nettests.NewController(nt, ctx, result, sess)
+		ctl := nettests.NewController(nt, config.ctx, result, sess)
+		ctl.InputFiles = config.inputFiles
+		ctl.Inputs = config.inputs
 		ctl.SetNettestIndex(i, len(group.Nettests))
 		if err = nt.Run(ctl); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to run %s", group.Label)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = result.Finished(ctx.DB()); err != nil {
+	if err = result.Finished(config.ctx.DB()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -80,7 +90,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	var nettestGroupNamesBlue []string
 	var probe *ooni.Probe
-	var network *database.Network
 
 	for name := range nettests.NettestGroups {
 		nettestGroupNamesBlue = append(nettestGroupNamesBlue, color.BlueString(name))
@@ -108,30 +117,50 @@ func init() {
 	})
 
 	websitesCmd := cmd.Command("websites", "")
+	inputFile := websitesCmd.Flag("input-file", "File containing input URLs").Strings()
+	input := websitesCmd.Flag("input", "Test the specified URL").Strings()
 	websitesCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
-		return runNettestGroup("websites", probe, network)
+		return runNettestGroup(runNettestGroupConfig{
+			tg:         "websites",
+			ctx:        probe,
+			inputFiles: *inputFile,
+			inputs:     *input,
+		})
 	})
 	imCmd := cmd.Command("im", "")
 	imCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
-		return runNettestGroup("im", probe, network)
+		return runNettestGroup(runNettestGroupConfig{
+			tg:  "im",
+			ctx: probe,
+		})
 	})
 	performanceCmd := cmd.Command("performance", "")
 	performanceCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
-		return runNettestGroup("performance", probe, network)
+		return runNettestGroup(runNettestGroupConfig{
+			tg:  "performance",
+			ctx: probe,
+		})
 	})
 	middleboxCmd := cmd.Command("middlebox", "")
 	middleboxCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
-		return runNettestGroup("middlebox", probe, network)
+		return runNettestGroup(runNettestGroupConfig{
+			tg:  "middlebox",
+			ctx: probe,
+		})
 	})
 	circumventionCmd := cmd.Command("circumvention", "")
 	circumventionCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
-		return runNettestGroup("circumvention", probe, network)
+		return runNettestGroup(runNettestGroupConfig{
+			tg:  "circumvention",
+			ctx: probe,
+		})
 	})
 	allCmd := cmd.Command("all", "").Default()
 	allCmd.Action(func(_ *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
 		log.Infof("Running %s tests", color.BlueString("all"))
 		for tg := range nettests.NettestGroups {
-			if err := runNettestGroup(tg, probe, network); err != nil {
+			group := runNettestGroupConfig{tg: tg, ctx: probe}
+			if err := runNettestGroup(group); err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).Errorf("failed to run %s", tg)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/nettests/nettests.go b/internal/nettests/nettests.go
index 02886ae..225ca08 100644
--- a/internal/nettests/nettests.go
+++ b/internal/nettests/nettests.go
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ type Controller struct {
 	msmts       map[int64]*database.Measurement
 	inputIdxMap map[int64]int64 // Used to map mk idx to database id
 
+	// InputFiles optionally contains the names of the input
+	// files to read inputs from (only for nettests that take
+	// inputs, of course)
+	InputFiles []string
+
+	// Inputs contains inputs to be tested. These are specified
+	// using the command line using the --input flag.
+	Inputs []string
+
 	// numInputs is the total number of inputs
 	numInputs int
 
diff --git a/internal/nettests/web_connectivity.go b/internal/nettests/web_connectivity.go
index 7f33e2d..6a27b8b 100644
--- a/internal/nettests/web_connectivity.go
+++ b/internal/nettests/web_connectivity.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ func lookupURLs(ctl *Controller, limit int64, categories []string) ([]string, ma
 	inputloader := engine.NewInputLoader(engine.InputLoaderConfig{
 		InputPolicy:   engine.InputRequired,
 		Session:       ctl.Session,
+		SourceFiles:   ctl.InputFiles,
+		StaticInputs:  ctl.Inputs,
 		URLCategories: categories,
 		URLLimit:      limit,
 	})