diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f7b3068..e1bc707 100755
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -24,16 +24,17 @@ var uploaders = map[string]Uploader{
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	EmailUser string
-	EmailPass string
-	EmailIMAP string
-	TodoAddr  string
-	TodoToken string
-	TodoList  string
-	TodoTag   string
-	Uploader  Uploader
-	Storage   storage.DB
-	Banks     map[Bank]bool
+	EmailUser       string
+	EmailPass       string
+	EmailIMAP       string
+	TodoAddr        string
+	TodoToken       string
+	TodoList        string
+	TodoTag         string
+	Uploader        Uploader
+	Storage         storage.DB
+	Banks           map[Bank]bool
+	AccountsPattern string
 }
 
 var config Config
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ func NewConfig() Config {
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "todotoken", "todo token", "")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "todolist", "todo list", "")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "todotag", "todo tag", "expense")
+
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "banks", "uccu,citi,chase", "uccu,citi,chase")
+	as.Append(args.STRING, "accounts", "regex to filter accounts", ".*")
 
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "authaddr", "auth addr", "https://auth.remote.blapointe.com")
 	as.Append(args.STRING, "store", "store type", "map")
@@ -76,13 +79,14 @@ func NewConfig() Config {
 	}
 
 	config = Config{
-		EmailUser: as.GetString("emailuser"),
-		EmailPass: as.GetString("emailpass"),
-		EmailIMAP: as.GetString("emailimap"),
-		TodoAddr:  as.GetString("todoaddr"),
-		TodoTag:   as.GetString("todotag"),
-		Storage:   storage,
-		Uploader:  ul,
+		EmailUser:       as.GetString("emailuser"),
+		EmailPass:       as.GetString("emailpass"),
+		EmailIMAP:       as.GetString("emailimap"),
+		TodoAddr:        as.GetString("todoaddr"),
+		TodoTag:         as.GetString("todotag"),
+		AccountsPattern: as.GetString("accounts"),
+		Storage:         storage,
+		Uploader:        ul,
 		Banks: map[Bank]bool{
 			Chase: strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(as.GetString("banks")), strings.ToLower(Chase.String())),
 			Citi:  strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(as.GetString("banks")), strings.ToLower(Citi.String())),
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 15ac082..2903312 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"local/sandbox/contact/contact"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	patterns := regexp.MustCompile(config.AccountsPattern)
 	for email := range emails {
 		transactions, err := Scrape(email, config.Banks)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("failed to scrape email:", err)
 		}
 		for _, transaction := range transactions {
+			if !patterns.MatchString(transaction.Account) {
+				log.Printf("skipping unmatching account pattern %q vs %q", config.AccountsPattern, transaction.Account)
+			}
 			if _, err := config.Storage.Get(transaction.ID); err == nil {
 				log.Println("skipping duplicate transaction:", transaction)
 			} else {