diff --git a/libmuttonserver.go b/libmuttonserver.go
index dbb0161..2959ae8 100644
--- a/libmuttonserver.go
+++ b/libmuttonserver.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	switch args[1] {
 	case "fetch":
 		// print all information needed for syncing to stdout for interpretation by the client
-		sync.GetRemoteDataFromServer(args[2])
+		sync.GetRemoteDataFromServer(stdin[0])
 	case "shear":
 		// shear an entry from the server and add it to the deletions directory
 		deviceIDTargetLocation := strings.Split(args[2], "\x1d")