diff --git a/clicada/cli/user.py b/clicada/cli/user.py
index 27a5146..82bc5b8 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/user.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/user.py
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 # standard imports
-import sys
-import logging
 import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
+import logging
 import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
+from chainlib.encode import TxHexNormalizer
+from chainlib.eth.address import is_address, to_checksum_address
 # external imports
 from cic_eth_registry import CICRegistry
 from cic_eth_registry.lookup.tokenindex import TokenIndexLookup
 from cic_types.models.person import Person
-from chainlib.eth.address import to_checksum_address
-from chainlib.encode import TxHexNormalizer
-from hexathon import add_0x
-
-# local imports
-from clicada.tx import TxGetter
-from clicada.user import FileUserStore
-from clicada.token import (
-        FileTokenStore,
-        token_balance,
-        )
-from clicada.tx import ResolvedTokenTx
 from clicada.error import MetadataNotFoundError
+from clicada.token import FileTokenStore, token_balance
+# local imports
+from clicada.tx import ResolvedTokenTx, TxGetter
+from clicada.user import FileUserStore
+from hexathon import add_0x
 
 logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -32,7 +27,7 @@ def process_args(argparser):
     argparser.add_argument('-m', '--method', type=str, help='lookup method')
     argparser.add_argument('--meta-url', dest='meta_url', type=str, help='Url to retrieve metadata from')
     argparser.add_argument('-f', '--force-update', dest='force_update', action='store_true', help='Update records of mutable entries')
-    argparser.add_argument('identifier', type=str, help='user identifier')
+    argparser.add_argument('identifier', type=str, help='user identifier (phone_number or address)')
 
 
 def extra_args():
@@ -60,18 +55,22 @@ def execute(ctrl):
     user_phone_file_label = 'phone'
     user_phone_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_phone_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter)
 
-    ctrl.notify('resolving identifier {} to wallet address'.format(ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')))
-    user_address = user_phone_store.by_phone(ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER'), update=ctrl.get('_FORCE'))
+    identifier = ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')
+    ctrl.notify('resolving identifier {} to wallet address'.format(identifier))
+    if is_address(identifier):
+        user_address = identifier
+    else:
+        user_address = user_phone_store.by_phone(identifier, update=ctrl.get('_FORCE'))
     if user_address == None:
-        ctrl.ouch('unknown identifier: {}\n'.format(ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')))
+        ctrl.ouch('unknown identifier: {}\n'.format(identifier))
         sys.exit(1)
     try:
         user_address = to_checksum_address(user_address)
     except ValueError:
-        ctrl.ouch('invalid response "{}" for {}\n'.format(user_address, ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')))
+        ctrl.ouch('invalid response "{}" for {}\n'.format(user_address, identifier))
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    logg.debug('loaded user address {} for {}'.format(user_address, ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')))
+    logg.debug('loaded user address {} for {}'.format(user_address, identifier))
 
     user_address_normal = tx_normalizer.wallet_address(user_address)
     ctrl.notify('retrieving txs for address {}'.format(user_address_normal))
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 30ea1a0..a3ae5c5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = clicada
-version = 0.0.9
+version = 0.1.0
 description = CLI CRM tool for the cic-stack custodial wallet system
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no