diff --git a/cmd/ud.go b/cmd/ud.go
index 0d12d9a80958c86f1cd7f6b0dcb6b511fd20329f..cebbe7371079cbc9619aa7c74c4fc68ab419b0c7 100644
--- a/cmd/ud.go
+++ b/cmd/ud.go
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ var udCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		// Note: Cryptographic verification occurs above the bindings layer
 		lookupIDStr := viper.GetString("lookup")
 		if lookupIDStr != "" {
-			lookupID, ok := parseRecipient(lookupIDStr)
-			if !ok {
-				jww.FATAL.Panicf("Could not parse recipient: %s", lookupIDStr)
-			}
+			lookupID, _ := parseRecipient(lookupIDStr)
+			//if !ok {
+			//	jww.FATAL.Panicf("Could not parse recipient: %s", lookupIDStr)
+			//}
 			err = userDiscoveryMgr.Lookup(lookupID,
 				func(newContact contact.Contact, err error) {
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1bf022a4864332c1529c47c94e9b26dc479a4d24..088ba40d758af1661bec6647e0ff50ede81be226 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
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