diff --git a/src/raythena/actors/esworker.py b/src/raythena/actors/esworker.py
index 7bc129f..1785b73 100644
--- a/src/raythena/actors/esworker.py
+++ b/src/raythena/actors/esworker.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ESWorker(object):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, actor_id: str, config: Config,
-                 session_log_dir: str, job: PandaJob = None, event_ranges: Sequence[EventRange] = None) -> None:
+                 session_log_dir: str, actor_no: int, actor_count: int, job: PandaJob = None, event_ranges: Sequence[EventRange] = None) -> None:
         """
         Initialize attributes, instantiate a payload and setup the workdir
 
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ def __init__(self, actor_id: str, config: Config,
             event_ranges: optional pre-assigned event ranges to process
         """
         self.id = actor_id
+        self.actor_no = actor_no
+        self.actor_count = actor_count
         self.config = config
         self._logger = make_logger(self.config, self.id)
         self.session_log_dir = session_log_dir
@@ -191,6 +193,12 @@ def modify_job(self, job: PandaJob) -> PandaJob:
             if "--multiprocess" not in cmd:
                 cmd = f"--multiprocess=True {cmd}"
 
+        job_number = int(job["attemptNr"]) * self.actor_count + self.actor_no
+        if "--jobNumber=" in cmd:
+            cmd = re.sub(r"--jobNumber=[0-9]+", f"--jobNumber={job_number}", cmd)
+        else:
+            cmd = f"{cmd} --jobNumber={job_number} "
+
         job["jobPars"] = cmd
         return job
 
diff --git a/src/raythena/drivers/esdriver.py b/src/raythena/drivers/esdriver.py
index 868ab62..c105744 100644
--- a/src/raythena/drivers/esdriver.py
+++ b/src/raythena/drivers/esdriver.py
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ def create_actors(self) -> None:
             kwargs = {
                 'actor_id': actor_id,
                 'config': self.config_remote,
-                'session_log_dir': self.session_log_dir
+                'session_log_dir': self.session_log_dir,
+                'actor_no': i,
+                'actor_count': self.n_actors,
             }
             job = self.bookKeeper.assign_job_to_actor(actor_id)
             if job: