diff --git a/AnalysisFW/python/jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py b/AnalysisFW/python/jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py
index dd02c80..e1c7cc8 100644
--- a/AnalysisFW/python/jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py
+++ b/AnalysisFW/python/jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
 process.GlobalTag.globaltag = cms.string('100X_upgrade2018_realistic_v10')
 
-process.maxEvents = cms.untracked.PSet( input = cms.untracked.int32(10) )
+process.maxEvents = cms.untracked.PSet( input = cms.untracked.int32(options.maxEvents) )
 process.source = cms.Source("PoolSource",
     fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring('file:store_mc_RunIISpring18MiniAOD_BulkGravTohhTohbbhbb_narrow_M-2000_13TeV-madgraph_MINIAODSIM_100X_upgrade2018_realistic_v10-v1_30000_24A0230C-B530-E811-ADE3-14187741120B.root')
 )
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@
     process.jetImageProducer
 )
 
-# Change number of events here:
-process.maxEvents.input = 25
-
 process.MessageLogger.cerr.FwkReport.reportEvery = 1
 keep_msgs = ['JetImageProducer','TFClientRemote','TFClientLocal']
 for msg in keep_msgs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa7e4f1..7e5138f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ This script creates a JSON file with the address and port for the remote server,
 Now, the producer can run in either local or remote mode.
 * Local mode:
 ```
-cmsRun jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py
+cmsRun jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py maxEvents=25
 ```
 * Remote mode:
 ```
-cmsRun jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py remote=1 params=$CMSSW_BASE/src/SonicCMS/AnalysisFW/python/service_model_params.json
+cmsRun jetImageTest_mc_cfg.py remote=1 params=$CMSSW_BASE/src/SonicCMS/AnalysisFW/python/service_model_params.json maxEvents=25
 ```
 
 The remote mode timeout is set to 30 seconds by default. It can be changed e.g. to 10 seconds by adding the argument `timeout=10`.