diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 0b61ab4..6aaa4a8 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -34,14 +34,11 @@ parser.add_argument('--gpu', help='use gpu', dest='gpu', action='store_true', de
 parser.add_argument('--keep-fps', help='maintain original fps', dest='keep_fps', action='store_true', default=False)
 parser.add_argument('--keep-frames', help='keep frames directory', dest='keep_frames', action='store_true', default=False)
 parser.add_argument('--max-memory', help='set max memory', default=16, type=int)
-parser.add_argument('--max-cores', help='set max cpu cores', dest='cores_count', type=int)
+parser.add_argument('--max-cores', help='set max cpu cores', dest='cores_count', type=int, default=psutil.cpu_count()-1)
 
 for name, value in vars(parser.parse_args()).items():
     args[name] = value
 
-if not args['cores_count']:
-    args['cores_count'] = psutil.cpu_count()-1
-
 sep = "/"
 if os.name == "nt":
     sep = "\\"