diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index d167bd1c589e364465c0cbc786def633a53da415..e323a054718a217bd060b075d076317b082cad76 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ func init() {
 		"w", 1, "Denotes the number of messages the "+
 			"client should receive before closing")
 
-	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&searchForUser, "SearchForUser", "",
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&searchForUser, "SearchForUser", "s",
 		"Sets the email to search for to find a user with user discovery")
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().UintVarP(&messageTimeout, "messageTimeout",