diff --git a/src/ConsoleApplication/main.cpp b/src/ConsoleApplication/main.cpp
index a2c092029c15189dd2c13e8bda7a9acfddf10e3e..79f3d9c073c01b492164f77c1d1e13067dc4ebfa 100644
--- a/src/ConsoleApplication/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ConsoleApplication/main.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ int main( int argc, char * argv[] )
 	CrowdSimulator* cs = CrowdSimulator::FromConfigFile(configFile, true);
 	if (cs != nullptr)
 	{
+		cs->GetWorld()->SetNumberOfThreads(nrThreads);
 		if (outputFolder != "")
 			cs->StartCSVOutput(outputFolder, false); // false = don't save any files until the simulation ends
 		cs->RunSimulationUntilEnd();