diff --git a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
index 8ebb92f05..7c90f6bc2 100644
--- a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
+++ b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
@@ -62,10 +62,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			{
 				char path[255];
 				sprintf(path, "%s/", argv[i + 1]);
-				printf("Reading epg cache from %s....\n", path);
+				printf("Reading epg cache from %s...\n", path);
 				client.readSIfromXML(path);
 			}
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--readxmltvepg")) {
+			if (argv[i+1])
+			{
+				char url[255];
+				sprintf(url, "%s", argv[i+1]);
+				printf("Reading xmltv epg from %s...\n", url);
+				client.readSIfromXMLTV(url);
+			}
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--dump"))
 		{
 			client.dumpStatus();