diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 3277cbfa1a..25f8d93f8b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ def parse_options(argv=None):
         'geo_bypass': opts.geo_bypass,
         'geo_bypass_country': opts.geo_bypass_country,
         'geo_bypass_ip_block': opts.geo_bypass_ip_block,
+        'useid': opts.useid or None,
         'warn_when_outdated': opts.update_self is None,
         '_warnings': warnings,
         '_deprecation_warnings': deprecation_warnings,