diff --git a/src/logic.js b/src/logic.js
index 3c52f76..0b9eab3 100644
--- a/src/logic.js
+++ b/src/logic.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { pathOr, hasPath } = require('ramda');
+const { pathOr, hasPath, props } = require('ramda');
 const parseArgs = require('minimist');
 const process = require('process');
 
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ const page_url = (page_id) => `https://www.facebook.com/${page_id}`;
 
 const page_events_url = (page_id) => page_url(page_id) + '/events/';
 
+const parse_output = (argv) => {
+  const [res = null] = props(['output', 'o'], argv).filter(
+    (item) => item !== undefined,
+  );
+  return res;
+};
+
 export const parse_args = (args) => {
   const argv = parseArgs(args);
 
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ export const parse_args = (args) => {
       .map(page_id_to_page_events_url);
 
   const events = pathOr(null, ['events'], argv);
+  const output = parse_output(argv);
 
   return {
     page_ids: [
@@ -34,5 +42,6 @@ export const parse_args = (args) => {
       ...parse_param('pages'),
     ],
     events,
+    output,
   };
 };
diff --git a/tests/logic.test.js b/tests/logic.test.js
index b16af62..a008970 100644
--- a/tests/logic.test.js
+++ b/tests/logic.test.js
@@ -38,4 +38,19 @@ describe('test parse args', () => {
     const res = parse_args(['']);
     expect(res.events).toEqual(null);
   });
+
+  it('sets output to null if no option is passed', () => {
+    const res = parse_args(['']);
+    expect(res.output).toEqual(null);
+  });
+
+  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');
+  });
 });