diff --git a/ratatoskr.sh b/ratatoskr.sh
index d29c7f4..47fd409 100755
--- a/ratatoskr.sh
+++ b/ratatoskr.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ post_music() {
 
 # Post status with -p flag, command line.
 post_status() {
+    if [[ "${1}" == "" ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
     local text="$@"
     visibility="${visibility:-public}"
     local content_type="${content_type:-text/markdown}"
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ declare -A command=(
     [C]="Recreate default configuration file. Acquire new oauth token."
     [h]="Help, show usage information for ${0##*/}."
     [M]="Post the currently playing music track, requires playerctl."
-    [p:]="Post from the command line, e.g. ${0##*/} -p \"hello world\""
+    [p]="Post from the command line, e.g. ${0##*/} -p \"hello world\""
     [S]="Scrobble the currently playing music track, requires playerctl."
 )
 
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ while getopts "${args}" i ; do
             post_music
             exit 0;;
         p)
-            post_status "${OPTARG}"
+            post_status "${OPTARG:-$(cat)}"
             exit 0;;
         S)
             scrobble_music