diff --git a/src/logic.js b/src/logic.js
index c2df01f..b323a20 100644
--- a/src/logic.js
+++ b/src/logic.js
@@ -24,16 +24,32 @@ const gm = require('gm').subClass({ imageMagick: true });
 
 const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
 
+const flatten_string = (page_id) => {
+  if (page_id.startsWith('"') && page_id.endsWith('"')) {
+    return page_id.slice(1, page_id.length - 1);
+  }
+  if (page_id.startsWith("'") && page_id.endsWith("'")) {
+    return page_id.slice(1, page_id.length - 1);
+  }
+  return page_id;
+};
+
 const parse_output = (argv) => {
-  const [res = null] = props(['output', 'o'], argv).filter(
+  let [res = ''] = props(['output', 'o'], argv).filter(
     (item) => item !== undefined,
   );
+
+  res = flatten_string(res);
+
+  if (res === '') {
+    res = null;
+  }
+
   return res;
 };
 
 const parse_args = (args) => {
   const argv = parseArgs(args);
-
   const has_help_param =
     hasPath(['h'], argv) || hasPath(['help'], argv) || hasPath(['?'], argv);
   if (has_help_param) {
@@ -43,12 +59,15 @@ const parse_args = (args) => {
   const away_empty_strings = (str) => str.length !== 0;
   const page_id_to_page_events_url = page_events_url;
   const parse_param = (param) =>
-    pathOr('', [param], argv)
+    flatten_string(pathOr('', [param], argv))
       .split(',')
       .filter(away_empty_strings)
       .map(page_id_to_page_events_url);
 
-  const events = pathOr(null, ['events'], argv);
+  let events = flatten_string(pathOr('', ['events'], argv));
+  if (events === '') {
+    events = null;
+  }
   const output = parse_output(argv);
 
   return {
diff --git a/tests/parse_args.test.js b/tests/parse_args.test.js
index a008970..e1a3de7 100644
--- a/tests/parse_args.test.js
+++ b/tests/parse_args.test.js
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@ describe('test parse args', () => {
     expect(res.page_ids).toEqual(['https://www.facebook.com/foo/events/']);
   });
 
+  it('parses a single page id with -p', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['-p', '"foo"']);
+    expect(res.page_ids).toEqual(['https://www.facebook.com/foo/events/']);
+  });
+
   it('parses a single page id with --page', () => {
     const res = parse_args(['--page=foo']);
     expect(res.page_ids).toEqual(['https://www.facebook.com/foo/events/']);
   });
 
+  it('parses a single page id with --page', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['--page="foo"']);
+    expect(res.page_ids).toEqual(['https://www.facebook.com/foo/events/']);
+  });
+
   it('parses multiple page ids with --pages', () => {
     const res = parse_args(['--pages=foo,bar']);
     expect(res.page_ids).toEqual([
@@ -22,6 +32,14 @@ describe('test parse args', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('parses multiple page ids with --pages', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['--pages="foo,bar"']);
+    expect(res.page_ids).toEqual([
+      'https://www.facebook.com/foo/events/',
+      'https://www.facebook.com/bar/events/',
+    ]);
+  });
+
   ['-?', '--help', '-h'].forEach((param) => {
     it('parses help options', () => {
       const res = parse_args([param]);
@@ -34,6 +52,11 @@ describe('test parse args', () => {
     expect(res.events).toEqual('events.json');
   });
 
+  it('parses event option', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['--events="events.json"']);
+    expect(res.events).toEqual('events.json');
+  });
+
   it('sets events to null if no option is passed', () => {
     const res = parse_args(['']);
     expect(res.events).toEqual(null);
@@ -49,8 +72,18 @@ describe('test parse args', () => {
     expect(res.output).toEqual('jacobi');
   });
 
+  it('passes output if it is set with --output', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['--output="jacobi"']);
+    expect(res.output).toEqual('jacobi');
+  });
+
   it('passes output if it is set with -o', () => {
     const res = parse_args(['-o', 'jacobi']);
     expect(res.output).toEqual('jacobi');
   });
+
+  it('passes output if it is set with -o', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['-o', '"jacobi"']);
+    expect(res.output).toEqual('jacobi');
+  });
 });