diff --git a/tools/python/mwm_downloader.py b/tools/python/mwm_downloader.py
index 6b55329f6d..5cdc5f01eb 100755
--- a/tools/python/mwm_downloader.py
+++ b/tools/python/mwm_downloader.py
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ def progress_bar(total, progress):
     sys.stderr.flush()
 
 
-def download_mwm_list(version=None, threads=8, folder=None, mwm_prefix_list=None, quiet=True):
+def download_mwm_list(version=None, threads=8, folder=None, countries_path=COUNTRIES_TXT, mwm_prefix_list=None, quiet=True):
     try:
-        countries = json.load(open(str(COUNTRIES_TXT), 'r'))
+        countries = json.load(open(str(countries_path), 'r'))
     except (OSError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError) as e:
         logging.error('File \'omim/data/countries.txt\' is corrupted.', exc_info=True)
         exit(1)
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', help='Map version number e.g. 180126', type=int, default=None)
     parser.add_argument('-t', '--threads', help='Threads count', type=int, default=8)
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--folder', help='Directory to save maps', type=str, default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--countries_path', help='Path to countries.txt', type=str, default=COUNTRIES_TXT)
     parser.add_argument('-m', '--mwm_prefix_list', help='Mwm prefix list (exmp. \'Russia\', \'Russia_Moscow.mwm\')',
                         type=str, default=None, nargs='+')
     parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', help='Prevent progress bar showing', action='store_true', default=False)