diff --git a/src/graph.js b/src/graph.js
index 89ef7e3..a921380 100644
--- a/src/graph.js
+++ b/src/graph.js
@@ -21,98 +21,10 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-const graph = `query ($searchQuery: String!, $first: Int, $after: String) {
-  search(query: $searchQuery, type: REPOSITORY, first: $first, after: $after) {
-    repositoryCount
-    nodes {
-      ... on Repository {
-        nameWithOwner
-        description
-        defaultBranchRef {
-          name
-        }
-        object(expression: "HEAD:.github/workflows/") {
-          ... on Tree {
-            entries {
-              name
-              object {
-                ... on Blob {
-                  byteSize
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        primaryLanguage {
-          name
-        }
-        createdAt
-        refs(refPrefix: "refs/heads/") {
-          totalCount
-        }
-        defaultBranchRef {
-          name
-          target {
-            repository {
-              object(expression: "HEAD:README.md") {
-                ... on Blob {
-                  text
-                }
-              }
-            }
-            ... on Commit {
-              history(first: 1) {
-                totalCount
-                edges {
-                  node {
-                    committedDate
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        mentionableUsers {
-          totalCount
-        }
-        latestRelease {
-          createdAt
-        }
-        releases(first:1) {
-          edges {
-            node {
-              id
-            }
-          }
-          totalCount
-        }
-        stargazerCount
-        forkCount
-        pullRequests {
-          totalCount
-        }
-        issues(states: [OPEN]) {
-          totalCount
-        }
-        licenseInfo {
-          spdxId
-        }
-        repositoryTopics(first: 10) {
-          edges {
-            node {
-              topic {
-                name
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    pageInfo {
-      endCursor
-      hasNextPage
-    }
-  }
-}`;
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const graph = (path) => {
+  return fs.readFileSync(path, "utf-8");
+};
 
 module.exports = graph;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index dc98d78..a652d9a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const startDate = argv.start || '2008-01-01';
 const endDate = argv.end || now;
 const dateType = argv.date || 'created';
 const print = argv.json || false;
+const gpath = argv.graphql || "ghminer.graphql";
 
 let tokens;
 if (argv.tokens) {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ async function fetchResultsBatch(
         Authorization: `Bearer ${nextToken()}`
       }
     });
-    const data = await client.request(query, {
+    const data = await client.request(query(gpath), {
       searchQuery,
       first: batchsize,
       after: cursor
diff --git a/test/graph.test.js b/test/graph.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b919a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/graph.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Aliaksei Bialiauski
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+const assert = require('assert');
+const graph = require('../src/graph');
+
+describe('Test case for graph.js', function() {
+  it('reads GraphQL query from file', function() {
+    const query = graph(
+      'test/resources/query.graphql'
+    );
+    const expected = 'query ($searchQuery: String!, $first: Int, $after: String) {}\n';
+    assert.equal(
+      query,
+      expected,
+      `found query ${query} does not match with expected ${expected}`
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/resources/query.graphql b/test/resources/query.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b16cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resources/query.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+query ($searchQuery: String!, $first: Int, $after: String) {}