diff --git a/templates/script/delete_announcement_with_subject.erb.sh b/templates/script/delete_announcement_with_subject.erb.sh
index a263dd0..9da89f2 100755
--- a/templates/script/delete_announcement_with_subject.erb.sh
+++ b/templates/script/delete_announcement_with_subject.erb.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VALID_ARGS=$(getopt -o s --long subject -- "$@")
+VALID_ARGS=$(getopt -o s: --long subject: -- "$@")
 # shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [[ ${?} -ne 0 ]]; then
     exit 1;
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ done
 if [[ -z ${subject} ]]; then
   usage
 fi
-fi
 
-id=$(/root/tasks/announce.sh --get | xmlstarlet sel -t  -i '//subject="'${subject}'"' -m "/ocs/data/element/id" -v .)
+id=$(/root/tasks/announce.sh --get | xmlstarlet sel -t  -i '//subject="'"${subject}"'"' -m "/ocs/data/element/id" -v .)
 if [[ -n ${id} ]]; then
   /root/tasks/announce.sh --delete --id "${id}"
 fi