diff --git a/Core/src/Framework/Sequencer.cpp b/Core/src/Framework/Sequencer.cpp
index 3058ec7886897de361545a92e7283b29b8e9e4d1..cc787bce1c01d1235693274f6709644df3880897 100644
--- a/Core/src/Framework/Sequencer.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Framework/Sequencer.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ FW::Sequencer::run(boost::optional<size_t> events, size_t skip)
           "Number of events, to be read in, are differnt for readers. Abort");
       return ProcessCode::ABORT;
     }
-    // Check if user wants to process less events than given by the reader
-    if (events && (*events) < numEvents) numEvents = *events;
     // Check if the number of skipped events is smaller then the overall number
     // if events
     if (skip > numEvents) {
@@ -149,6 +147,8 @@ FW::Sequencer::run(boost::optional<size_t> events, size_t skip)
     // The total number of events is the maximum number of events minus the
     // number of skipped evebts
     numEvents -= skip;
+    // Check if user wants to process less events than given by the reader
+    if (events && (*events) < numEvents) numEvents = *events;
   }
 
   // Execute the event loop