diff --git a/src/adhd_reminder/__main__.py b/src/adhd_reminder/__main__.py
index 79b0356..7325fb0 100644
--- a/src/adhd_reminder/__main__.py
+++ b/src/adhd_reminder/__main__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def main():
     args = configargparse.ArgumentParser()
     args.add_argument("--email", help="the bot's email address", env_var="DELTACHAT_ADDR")
     args.add_argument("--password", help="the bot's password", env_var="DELTACHAT_PASSWORD")
+    args.add_argument("--recipients", help="space-separated list of recipients", env_var="DELTACHAT_RECIPIENTS")
     args.add_argument("--db_path", help="location of the Delta Chat database")
     args.add_argument("--show-ffi", action="store_true", help="print Delta Chat log")
     ops = args.parse_args()
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def main():
         os.mkdir(ops.db_path)
 
     ac = setup_account(ops.email, ops.password, ops.db_path, ops.show_ffi)
-    greeter = GreetBot(ac, ["nami@nine.testrun.org"])
+    greeter = GreetBot(ac, args.recipients.split())
     print("waiting for ADHD appointments... (and I hate waiting)")
     while 1:
         greeter.crawl()