diff --git a/scraper/user.go b/scraper/user.go
index cf5f0d6..8cf37c6 100644
--- a/scraper/user.go
+++ b/scraper/user.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func ParseHandleFromTweetUrl(tweet_url string) (UserHandle, error) {
         tweet_url = ExpandShortUrl(tweet_url)
     }
 
-    r := regexp.MustCompile(`^https://twitter.com/(\w+)/status/\d+$`)
+    r := regexp.MustCompile(`^https://twitter.com/(\w+)/status/\d+(?:\?.*)?$`)
     matches := r.FindStringSubmatch(tweet_url)
     if len(matches) != 2 {  // matches[0] is the full string
         return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid tweet url: %s", tweet_url)
diff --git a/scraper/user_test.go b/scraper/user_test.go
index 67cee6f..f18a62d 100644
--- a/scraper/user_test.go
+++ b/scraper/user_test.go
@@ -143,14 +143,23 @@ func TestParseHandleFromTweetUrl(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected handle %q, got %q", expected_user, result)
 	}
 
+	// Test url with GET params
+	result, err = scraper.ParseHandleFromTweetUrl("https://twitter.com/NerdNoticing/status/1263192389050654720?s=20")
+	expected_user = scraper.UserHandle("NerdNoticing")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error while parsing handle: %s", err)
+	}
+	if result != expected_user {
+		t.Errorf("Expected handle %q, got %q", expected_user, result)
+	}
 	// Test invalid url
-	_, err = scraper.ParseHandleFromTweetUrl("awjgwekf")
+	_, err = scraper.ParseHandleFromTweetUrl("https://twitter.com/NerdNoticing/status/1263192389050654720s=20")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Should have produced an error for invalid URL")
 	}
 
 	// Test empty string
-	_, err = scraper.ParseHandleFromTweetUrl("awjgwekf")
+	_, err = scraper.ParseHandleFromTweetUrl("")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Should have produced an error for invalid URL")
 	}