diff --git a/sparte.go b/sparte.go
index 02d0f0e..f9a9592 100644
--- a/sparte.go
+++ b/sparte.go
@@ -133,10 +133,26 @@ func main() {
 				break
 			}
 			// arg must be -f
-			inputBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(args[i+1])
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error reading file")
-				os.Exit(1)
+			file := args[i+1]
+			var inputBytes []byte
+			var err error
+			if file == "-" {
+				stat, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
+				if (stat.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0 {
+					fmt.Println("nothing in stdin")
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+				inputBytes, err = ioutil.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error reading stdin")
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
+			} else {
+				inputBytes, err = ioutil.ReadFile(args[i+1])
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error reading file")
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
 			}
 			input = string(inputBytes)
 			break