diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6783426b..c34ea2ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ For getting a development version of Fathom up & running, go through the followi
 1. Get code: `git clone https://github.com/usefathom/fathom.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/usefathom/fathom` 
 1. Compile into binary & prepare assets: `make build` 
 1. (Optional) Set your [custom configuration values](https://github.com/usefathom/fathom/wiki/Configuration-file).
-1. Register your user account: `fathom register --email=<email> --password=<password>`
+1. Register your user account: `fathom user add --email=<email> --password=<password>`
 1. Start the webserver: `fathom server` and then visit **http://localhost:8080** to access your analytics dashboard.
 
 To install and run Fathom in production, [have a look at the installation instructions](https://github.com/usefathom/fathom/wiki/Installing-&-running-Fathom).
diff --git a/cmd/fathom/main.go b/cmd/fathom/main.go
index 732533d9..f7560536 100644
--- a/cmd/fathom/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fathom/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.After = after
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		serverCmd,
-		registerCmd,
+		userCmd,
 		statsCmd,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/fathom/register.go b/cmd/fathom/register.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 31e3c01d..00000000
--- a/cmd/fathom/register.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli"
-	"github.com/usefathom/fathom/pkg/models"
-)
-
-var registerCmd = cli.Command{
-	Name:   "register",
-	Usage:  "register a new admin user",
-	Action: register,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "email, e",
-			Usage: "user email",
-		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "password, p",
-			Usage: "user password",
-		},
-		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:  "skip-bcrypt",
-			Usage: "store password string as is, skipping bcrypt",
-		},
-	},
-}
-
-func register(c *cli.Context) error {
-	email := c.String("email")
-	if email == "" {
-		return errors.New("Invalid arguments: missing email")
-	}
-
-	password := c.String("password")
-	if password == "" {
-		return errors.New("Invalid arguments: missing password")
-	}
-
-	user := models.NewUser(email, password)
-
-	// set password manually if --skip-bcrypt was given
-	// this is used to supply an already encrypted password string
-	if c.Bool("skip-bcrypt") {
-		user.Password = password
-	}
-
-	if err := app.database.SaveUser(&user); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating user: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("Created user %s", user.Email)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/fathom/user.go b/cmd/fathom/user.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e95d1236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/fathom/user.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+	"github.com/usefathom/fathom/pkg/datastore"
+	"github.com/usefathom/fathom/pkg/models"
+)
+
+var userCmd = cli.Command{
+	Name:   "user",
+	Usage:  "manage registered admin users",
+	Action: userAdd,
+	Subcommands: []cli.Command{
+		cli.Command{
+			Name:    "add",
+			Aliases: []string{"register"},
+			Action:  userAdd,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "email, e",
+					Usage: "user email",
+				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "password, p",
+					Usage: "user password",
+				},
+				cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "skip-bcrypt",
+					Usage: "store password string as-is, skipping bcrypt",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		cli.Command{
+			Name:   "delete",
+			Action: userDelete,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "email, e",
+					Usage: "user email",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+func userAdd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	email := c.String("email")
+	if email == "" {
+		return errors.New("Invalid arguments: missing email")
+	}
+
+	password := c.String("password")
+	if password == "" {
+		return errors.New("Invalid arguments: missing password")
+	}
+
+	user := models.NewUser(email, password)
+
+	// set password manually if --skip-bcrypt was given
+	// this is used to supply an already encrypted password string
+	if c.Bool("skip-bcrypt") {
+		user.Password = password
+	}
+
+	if err := app.database.SaveUser(&user); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating user: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Created user %s", user.Email)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func userDelete(c *cli.Context) error {
+	email := c.String("email")
+	if email == "" {
+		return errors.New("Invalid arguments: missing email")
+	}
+
+	user, err := app.database.GetUserByEmail(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == datastore.ErrNoResults {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No user with email %s", email)
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := app.database.DeleteUser(user); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Deleted user %s", user.Email)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/datastore/datastore.go b/pkg/datastore/datastore.go
index 82b22f88..59270f02 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/datastore.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/datastore.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Datastore interface {
 	GetUser(int64) (*models.User, error)
 	GetUserByEmail(string) (*models.User, error)
 	SaveUser(*models.User) error
+	DeleteUser(*models.User) error
 	CountUsers() (int64, error)
 
 	// site stats
diff --git a/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/users.go b/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/users.go
index 3c5dd6f3..a838613d 100644
--- a/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/users.go
+++ b/pkg/datastore/sqlstore/users.go
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ func (db *sqlstore) SaveUser(u *models.User) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeleteUser deletes the user in the datastore
+func (db *sqlstore) DeleteUser(user *models.User) error {
+	query := db.Rebind("DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?")
+	_, err := db.Exec(query, user.ID)
+	return err
+}
+
 // CountUsers returns the number of users
 func (db *sqlstore) CountUsers() (int64, error) {
 	var c int64