diff --git a/scripts/twitterqueuehandler.php b/scripts/twitterqueuehandler.php
index d6fb17cc8b..826e12c75c 100755
--- a/scripts/twitterqueuehandler.php
+++ b/scripts/twitterqueuehandler.php
@@ -18,29 +18,25 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-# Abort if called from a web server
-if (isset($_SERVER) && array_key_exists('REQUEST_METHOD', $_SERVER)) {
-    print "This script must be run from the command line\n";
-    exit();
-}
-
 define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/..'));
-define('LACONICA', true);
 
-// Preset the server at the command line
+$shortoptions = 'i::';
+$longoptions = array('id::');
 
-$server = ($argc > 2) ? $argv[2] : null;
-$path   = ($argc > 3) ? $argv[3] : null;
+$helptext = <<<END_OF_ENJIT_HELP
+Daemon script for pushing new notices to Twitter.
 
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . '/lib/common.php');
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . '/lib/twitter.php');
-require_once(INSTALLDIR . '/lib/queuehandler.php');
+    -i --id           Identity (default none)
 
-set_error_handler('common_error_handler');
+END_OF_ENJIT_HELP;
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR . '/lib/twitter.php';
+require_once INSTALLDIR . '/lib/queuehandler.php';
 
 class TwitterQueueHandler extends QueueHandler
 {
-
     function transport()
     {
         return 'twitter';
@@ -63,13 +59,15 @@ class TwitterQueueHandler extends QueueHandler
 
 }
 
-ini_set("max_execution_time", "0");
-ini_set("max_input_time", "0");
-set_time_limit(0);
-
-mb_internal_encoding('UTF-8');
-
-$id = ($argc > 1) ? $argv[1] : null;
+if (have_option('-i')) {
+    $id = get_option_value('-i');
+} else if (have_option('--id')) {
+    $id = get_option_value('--id');
+} else if (count($args) > 0) {
+    $id = $args[0];
+} else {
+    $id = null;
+}
 
 $handler = new TwitterQueueHandler($id);