diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/bin/pulsar_pipeline.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/bin/pulsar_pipeline.py
index 2e9d98ede111b7d3753a255c8c185c2e400592cf..926d07151ff58009a5e1a650a171ec771c5c4f4a 100755
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/bin/pulsar_pipeline.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/bin/pulsar_pipeline.py
@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@ class pulsar_pipeline(control):
         # Rebuilding sys.argv without the options given automatically by framework
         # --auto = automatic run from framework
         # -q = quiet mode, no user interaction
-        sys.argv = ['pulp.py', '--auto', '-q']
+        sys.argv = ['pulp.py', '-q']
 
         if self.globalfs:
           project = self.parset.getString(self.parset.fullModuleName('Campaign') + '.name')
           sys.argv.extend(['--slurm', '--globalfs', '--docker', '--docker-container=lofar-pulp:%s' % os.environ.get("LOFAR_TAG"), '--raw=/data/projects/%s' % project])
+        else:
+          sys.argv.append("--auto")
       
         if (not self.coherentStokesEnabled):
           sys.argv.extend(["--noCS", "--noCV", "--noFE"])