diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6eeaa9..6eb7c58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ machine api.github.com
 Usage of github-events:
   -endpoint string
     	Set custom server endpoint
-  -forward string
-    	Send events to HTTP server running on this port
   -only string
     	Filter events by type
   -pretty
@@ -84,12 +82,12 @@ github-events -only=push
 github-events -save -pretty
 ```
 
-You can also forward event data to a local HTTP server:
+You can also forward event data to a local HTTP endpoint:
 
 ```bash
 # lets say you have an app running on localhost:5000
 # forward requests by running this command
-github-events -forward=5000
+github-events http://locahost:5000/events
 ```
 
 While the event proxy server is hosted on Heroku, you can run the server locally:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1c1db0d..228a111 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ func startWebsocketPing(conn *websocket.Conn, done chan bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-func forwardMessage(port string, message Message) {
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%v", port)
+func forwardMessage(url string, message Message) {
 	body := bytes.NewReader(message.Payload)
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("Request setup error:", err)
@@ -159,15 +157,18 @@ func main() {
 	var pretty bool
 	var saveFiles bool
 	var endpoint string
-	var forwardPort string
+	var forwardURL string
 
-	flag.StringVar(&forwardPort, "forward", "", "Send events to HTTP server running on this port")
 	flag.StringVar(&filterType, "only", "", "Filter events by type")
 	flag.BoolVar(&pretty, "pretty", false, "Pretty print JSON")
 	flag.BoolVar(&saveFiles, "save", false, "Save each event into separate file")
 	flag.StringVar(&endpoint, "endpoint", "", "Set custom server endpoint")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		forwardURL = os.Args[1]
+	}
+
 	if endpoint != "" {
 		proxyEndpoint = endpoint
 		reEventHook = regexp.MustCompile(proxyEndpoint + `/(.*)`)
@@ -287,8 +288,8 @@ func main() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if forwardPort != "" {
-				go forwardMessage(forwardPort, message)
+			if forwardURL != "" {
+				go forwardMessage(forwardURL, message)
 			}
 		}
 	}()