diff --git a/sim/transport/steer/CbmTransport.cxx b/sim/transport/steer/CbmTransport.cxx
index cb7bee6ab6d7606b9ffedcec9d2ce9d043bdd91e..72edb8858dd7cae7b417639060d9fa3de005d742 100644
--- a/sim/transport/steer/CbmTransport.cxx
+++ b/sim/transport/steer/CbmTransport.cxx
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ void CbmTransport::Run(Int_t nEvents)
                  << numMinAvailEvents << ")";
     LOG(warning) << "Set the number of events to process to " << numMinAvailEvents;
     LOG(warning) << "";
+    nEvents = numMinAvailEvents;
   }
 
   // --- Timer