diff --git a/tweet.py b/tweet.py
index 7798437..36735c3 100755
--- a/tweet.py
+++ b/tweet.py
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
  except KeyboardInterrupt:
   exit(0)
 
- if isinstance(args.reply, int):
-  reply = args.reply
- else:
-  try:
-   if "twitter.com" in args.reply and "status" in args.reply:
-    reply = int(args.reply.split('/')[-1])
-  except:
-   raise ValueError("Invalid tweet ID passed for -r.")
+ if args.reply:
+  if isinstance(args.reply, int):
+   reply = args.reply
+  else:
+   try:
+    if "twitter.com" in args.reply and "status" in args.reply:
+     reply = int(args.reply.split('/')[-1])
+   except:
+    raise ValueError("Invalid tweet ID passed for -r.")
 
  two.tweet(text, reply)