diff --git a/steps/DPPP.cwl b/steps/DPPP.cwl
index 70d824f02518f594ecf5d9b8975041b1febee5bc..6ec9c1df945065f27998ba1f2cc9dc8de71f52e2 100755
--- a/steps/DPPP.cwl
+++ b/steps/DPPP.cwl
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ inputs:
   - id: output_directory_names
     type: Any
     doc: Expected output file names
+  - id: autoweight
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+    inputBinding:
+      prefix: -msin.autoweight=True
 outputs:
   - id: msout
     doc: Output Measurement Set