diff --git a/scripts/twitterstatusfetcher.php b/scripts/twitterstatusfetcher.php
index 8b10bfbadd..248cf86f10 100755
--- a/scripts/twitterstatusfetcher.php
+++ b/scripts/twitterstatusfetcher.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $helptext = <<<END_OF_TRIM_HELP
 Batch script for retrieving Twitter messages from foreign service.
 
   -i --id      Identity (default 'generic')
-    
+
 END_OF_TRIM_HELP;
 
 require_once INSTALLDIR.'/scripts/commandline.inc';
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ class TwitterStatusFetcher extends Daemon
 {
     private $_children = array();
 
+    function __construct($id=null, $daemonize=true)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($daemonize);
+
+        if ($id) {
+            $this->set_id($id);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Name of this daemon
      *
@@ -640,6 +649,8 @@ if (have_option('i')) {
     $id = null;
 }
 
+common_debug("id set to $id");
+
 $fetcher = new TwitterStatusFetcher($id);
 $fetcher->runOnce();