diff --git a/http_status_code.py b/http_status_code.py
index 1cbe831..6dd78eb 100644
--- a/http_status_code.py
+++ b/http_status_code.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 Author: Fred Liang
 '''
 
+import sys
 import csv
 
 from feedback import Feedback
 
-query = '{query}'
+query = sys.argv[1]
 query = query.lower()
 baseurl = 'https://httpstatuses.com/'