diff --git a/generator_brute.py b/generator_brute.py
index a14ea26..bca94da 100644
--- a/generator_brute.py
+++ b/generator_brute.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 with open(args.config, "r") as df:
     cfg = json.load(df)
 ## overwriting shotnum if given by user
-if args.shotnum:
+if args.shotnr:
     cfg['shotnr'] = args.shotnr
 expinfo = {}
 
diff --git a/receiver_brute.py b/receiver_brute.py
index 2bdc046..8f7aed1 100644
--- a/receiver_brute.py
+++ b/receiver_brute.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def myrelativetime(arg=None, arg2=None):
 
 with open(args.config, "r") as df:
     cfg = json.load(df)
-if args.shotnum:
+if args.shotnr:
     cfg['shotnr'] = args.shotnr
 expinfo = {}