diff --git a/followertxt.py b/followertxt.py
index 3e5fb96..215c878 100755
--- a/followertxt.py
+++ b/followertxt.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(config.cke, config.cse)
 auth.set_access_token(config.ato, config.ase)
 api = tweepy.API(auth) 
 
-follower_ids = api.followers_ids()
+follower_ids = api.followers_ids(screen_name=config.name)
 
 with open(outfile, 'a') as f:
  for page in tools.paginate(follower_ids, 100):