diff --git a/tweet.py b/tweet.py
index 4b9e227..868251e 100755
--- a/tweet.py
+++ b/tweet.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import twitools
+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('-t', '--text', default=None, type=str, help='tweet provided string')
+ args = parser.parse_args()
  two = twitools.twObject()
  try:
-  text = input("> ")
+  if not args.text:
+   text = input("> ")
+  else:
+   text = args.text
  except KeyboardInterrupt:
   exit(0)
- two.tweet(text)
+ two.tweet(text, args.reply)
diff --git a/twitools/__init__.py b/twitools/__init__.py
index 956e4ca..988d160 100644
--- a/twitools/__init__.py
+++ b/twitools/__init__.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class twObject:
   tweets.reverse()
   return tweets
 
- def tweet(self, text):
-  self.api.update_status(text)
+ def tweet(self, text, replyto = None):
+  self.api.update_status(text, replyto)
 
  def whoami(self):
   return self.auth.get_username()