diff --git a/aurphan b/aurphan
index c5a2b72..bae37d8 100755
--- a/aurphan
+++ b/aurphan
@@ -275,7 +275,12 @@ aur_sweep()  # thread_function empty_message : pretty
 {
     thread_fn="$1"
     empty_msg="$2"
-    packages=$(pacman -Qmq)
+    foreign_packages=$(pacman -Qmq)
+    if [[ "$#" > 2 ]]; then
+        local_aur_repo="$3"
+        local_aur_repo_packages=$(pacman -Slq $local_aur_repo)
+    fi
+    packages="$foreign_packages $local_aur_repo_packages"
     if [ -z "$packages" ]; then
         echo "No AUR packages installed."
         exit
@@ -331,7 +336,10 @@ case "$1" in
 	echo
         ;;
     -a|--aur)
-        aur_sweep rpc_thread "No orphans found."
+        if [[ "$#" > "1" ]]; then
+            local_aur_repo="$2"
+        fi
+        aur_sweep rpc_thread "No orphans found." $local_aur_repo
         ;;
     -m|--maintainer)
         if [[ "$#" != "2" ]]; then