diff --git a/keyserver/src/scripts/delete-account.js b/keyserver/src/scripts/delete-account.js
--- a/keyserver/src/scripts/delete-account.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/scripts/delete-account.js
@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@
 
 import { main } from './utils.js';
 import { deleteAccount } from '../deleters/account-deleters.js';
+import { searchForUser } from '../search/users.js';
 import { createScriptViewer } from '../session/scripts.js';
 import { privilegedDeleteUsers } from '../utils/identity-utils.js';
 
 async function deleteTargetAccount() {
-  const targetUserID = '';
-  await privilegedDeleteUsers([targetUserID]);
-  const viewer = createScriptViewer(targetUserID);
+  const targetUsername = process.argv[2];
+  if (!targetUsername) {
+    console.warn('no username');
+    return;
+  }
+  const user = await searchForUser(targetUsername);
+  if (!user) {
+    console.warn(`could not find user with username ${targetUsername}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  const { id } = user;
+  await privilegedDeleteUsers([id]);
+  const viewer = createScriptViewer(id);
   await deleteAccount(viewer);
 }