diff --git a/tweet.py b/tweet.py
index 868251e..8fa71c2 100755
--- a/tweet.py
+++ b/tweet.py
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import argparse, twitools
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Send a tweet from the status monitor\'s account.')
- parser.add_argument('-r', '--reply', default=None, metavar='ID', type=int, help='reply to tweet ID')
+ parser.add_argument('-r', '--reply', default=None, metavar='ID', help='reply to tweet ID')
  parser.add_argument('-t', '--text', default=None, type=str, help='tweet provided string')
  args = parser.parse_args()
+
  two = twitools.twObject()
+
  try:
   if not args.text:
    text = input("> ")
@@ -15,4 +17,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
    text = args.text
  except KeyboardInterrupt:
   exit(0)
- two.tweet(text, 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)