diff --git a/DiscordDelete/ScanOptions.cs b/DiscordDelete/ScanOptions.cs
index 1555029..d64c063 100644
--- a/DiscordDelete/ScanOptions.cs
+++ b/DiscordDelete/ScanOptions.cs
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ namespace DiscordDelete
 
         [Option('c', "channel", Required = true)]
         public string? ChannelId { get; set; }
+
+        [Option('a', "author", Required = true)]
+        public string? Author { get; set; }
     }
 }