diff --git a/hypha/bin/controller.rs b/hypha/bin/controller.rs
index f0b70c4..8d7a530 100644
--- a/hypha/bin/controller.rs
+++ b/hypha/bin/controller.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ enum Commands {
         kernel: String,
         #[arg(short = 'r', long, default_value = "auto")]
         initrd: String,
-        #[arg(short, long)]
-        image: String,
         #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = 1)]
         cpus: u32,
         #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = 512)]
@@ -32,16 +30,18 @@ enum Commands {
         config_bundle: Option<String>,
         #[arg[short, long]]
         env: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        #[arg()]
+        image: String,
         #[arg(allow_hyphen_values = true, trailing_var_arg = true)]
         run: Vec<String>,
     },
     Destroy {
-        #[arg(short, long)]
-        domain: u32,
+        #[arg()]
+        container: String,
     },
     Console {
-        #[arg(short, long)]
-        domain: u32,
+        #[arg()]
+        container: String,
     },
 }
 
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             println!("launched container: {}", uuid);
         }
 
-        Commands::Destroy { domain } => {
-            controller.destroy(domain)?;
+        Commands::Destroy { container } => {
+            controller.destroy(&container)?;
         }
 
-        Commands::Console { domain } => {
-            controller.console(domain)?;
+        Commands::Console { container } => {
+            controller.console(&container)?;
         }
 
         Commands::List { .. } => {
diff --git a/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs b/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
index 3773dcb..8339a85 100644
--- a/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
+++ b/hypha/src/ctl/mod.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ impl Controller {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn destroy(&mut self, domid: u32) -> Result<Uuid> {
+    pub fn destroy(&mut self, id: &str) -> Result<Uuid> {
+        let info = self
+            .resolve(id)?
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("unable to resolve container: {}", id))?;
+        let domid = info.domid;
         let mut store = XsdClient::open()?;
         let dom_path = store.get_domain_path(domid)?;
         let uuid = match store.read_string_optional(format!("{}/hypha/uuid", dom_path).as_str())? {
@@ -181,7 +185,11 @@ impl Controller {
         Ok(uuid)
     }
 
-    pub fn console(&mut self, domid: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn console(&mut self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let info = self
+            .resolve(id)?
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("unable to resolve container: {}", id))?;
+        let domid = info.domid;
         let (mut read, mut write) = self.client.open_console(domid)?;
         let mut stdin = io::stdin();
         let is_tty = termion::is_tty(&stdin);
@@ -258,6 +266,17 @@ impl Controller {
         Ok(containers)
     }
 
+    pub fn resolve(&mut self, id: &str) -> Result<Option<ContainerInfo>> {
+        for container in self.list()? {
+            let uuid_string = container.uuid.to_string();
+            let domid_string = container.domid.to_string();
+            if uuid_string == id || domid_string == id || id == format!("hypha-{}", uuid_string) {
+                return Ok(Some(container));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+
     fn parse_loop_set(input: &str) -> Vec<ContainerLoopInfo> {
         let sets = input
             .split(',')