diff --git a/cmd/create.go b/cmd/create.go
index d697ffa..554085e 100644
--- a/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/create.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var cDue, cContent, cDummy string
+var cDue, cContent string
 var cTags, cRels []string
 
 var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
+	addPropertyFlags(createCmd)
+	createCmd.Flags().Set("type", "issue")
 	f := createCmd.Flags()
-	f.StringVar(&cDummy, "type", "issue", "")
-	f.StringVar(&cDummy, "status", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&cDummy, "prio", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&cDummy, "namespace", "", "")
 	f.StringVar(&cDue, "due", "", "")
 	f.StringVar(&cContent, "content", "", "")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&cTags, "tag", nil, "")
diff --git a/cmd/inbox.go b/cmd/inbox.go
index b8b7d37..b999e1c 100644
--- a/cmd/inbox.go
+++ b/cmd/inbox.go
@@ -18,17 +18,8 @@ var inboxCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			return
 		}
-		userID, err := d.GetUserByUsername(cfg.GetUser())
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
-			return
-		}
-		if userID == "" {
-			output.PrintNodes(cmd.OutOrStdout(), nil, jsonFlag)
-			return
-		}
 		svc := service.NewSQLiteNodeService(d.DB, cfg.GetUser())
-		if nodes, err := svc.List(service.WithMentions(userID)); err == nil {
+		if nodes, err := svc.List(service.WithMentions(cfg.GetUser())); err == nil {
 			output.PrintNodes(cmd.OutOrStdout(), nodes, jsonFlag)
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 4148649..3ea0172 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var lDummy, lAssignee string
+var lAssignee string
 var lTags []string
 
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -32,11 +32,8 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(listCmd)
+	addPropertyFlags(listCmd)
 	f := listCmd.Flags()
-	f.StringVar(&lDummy, "type", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&lDummy, "status", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&lDummy, "prio", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&lDummy, "namespace", "", "")
 	f.StringVar(&lAssignee, "assignee", "", "")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&lTags, "tag", nil, "")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 7d5e59a..7cac711 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -76,3 +76,10 @@ func transformArgs(args []string) []string {
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFlag, "json", false, "")
 }
+
+func addPropertyFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	cmd.Flags().String("type", "", "node type")
+	cmd.Flags().String("status", "", "node status")
+	cmd.Flags().String("prio", "", "node priority")
+	cmd.Flags().String("namespace", "", "node namespace")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/update.go b/cmd/update.go
index 9fe052e..1e4f807 100644
--- a/cmd/update.go
+++ b/cmd/update.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	uTitle, uContent, uDue, dummy        string
+	uTitle, uContent, uDue string
 	uClearDue                            bool
 	uAddTags, uRmTags, uAddRels, uRmRels []string
 )
@@ -118,13 +118,12 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(updateCmd)
+	addPropertyFlags(updateCmd)
 	f := updateCmd.Flags()
 	f.StringVar(&uTitle, "title", "", "")
 	f.StringVar(&uContent, "content", "", "")
 	f.StringVar(&uDue, "due", "", "")
 	f.BoolVar(&uClearDue, "clear-due", false, "")
-	f.StringVar(&dummy, "status", "", "")
-	f.StringVar(&dummy, "prio", "", "")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&uAddTags, "tag", nil, "")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&uRmTags, "tag-remove", nil, "")
 	f.StringArrayVar(&uAddRels, "rel", nil, "")
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 3f0cda0..0dedbd9 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -70,14 +70,3 @@ func Open(path string) (*DB, error) {
 	return &DB{DB: db, path: path}, nil
 }
 
-func (db *DB) GetUserByUsername(username string) (string, error) {
-	var id string
-	err := db.QueryRow(`
-		SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
-		JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
-		WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = '_type::user'`, username).Scan(&id)
-	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return "", nil
-	}
-	return id, err
-}
diff --git a/service/node_service_sqlite.go b/service/node_service_sqlite.go
index 887fc58..7cca4eb 100644
--- a/service/node_service_sqlite.go
+++ b/service/node_service_sqlite.go
@@ -296,31 +296,29 @@ func (s *sqliteNodeService) Update(node *models.Node) error {
 	return tx.Commit()
 }
 
-func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveUserIDByNameTx(tx *sql.Tx, username string) (string, error) {
+func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveIDByNameAndTypeTx(tx *sql.Tx, title, nodeType string) (string, error) {
 	var id string
+	query := `
+		SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
+		JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
+		WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = ?
+		LIMIT 1
+	`
+	tag := "_type::" + nodeType
 	var err error
 	if tx != nil {
-		err = tx.QueryRow(`
-			SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
-			JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
-			WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = '_type::user'
-			LIMIT 1
-		`, username).Scan(&id)
+		err = tx.QueryRow(query, title, tag).Scan(&id)
 	} else {
-		err = s.db.QueryRow(`
-			SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
-			JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
-			WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = '_type::user'
-			LIMIT 1
-		`, username).Scan(&id)
+		err = s.db.QueryRow(query, title, tag).Scan(&id)
 	}
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 		return "", nil
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return id, nil
+	return id, err
+}
+
+func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveUserIDByNameTx(tx *sql.Tx, username string) (string, error) {
+	return s.resolveIDByNameAndTypeTx(tx, username, "user")
 }
 
 func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveUserIDByName(username string) (string, error) {
@@ -328,30 +326,7 @@ func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveUserIDByName(username string) (string, error)
 }
 
 func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveNamespaceIDByNameTx(tx *sql.Tx, name string) (string, error) {
-	var id string
-	var err error
-	if tx != nil {
-		err = tx.QueryRow(`
-			SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
-			JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
-			WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = '_type::namespace'
-			LIMIT 1
-		`, name).Scan(&id)
-	} else {
-		err = s.db.QueryRow(`
-			SELECT n.id FROM nodes n
-			JOIN tags t ON n.id = t.node_id
-			WHERE n.title = ? AND t.tag = '_type::namespace'
-			LIMIT 1
-		`, name).Scan(&id)
-	}
-	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return "", nil
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return id, nil
+	return s.resolveIDByNameAndTypeTx(tx, name, "namespace")
 }
 
 func (s *sqliteNodeService) resolveNamespaceIDByName(name string) (string, error) {