diff --git a/ffmpeg-myth.sh b/ffmpeg-myth.sh
index ac1b246..030dcaf 100755
--- a/ffmpeg-myth.sh
+++ b/ffmpeg-myth.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ error_log=${error_log:-"user-job-$(date +'%Y-%m-%d-%H%M').err"}
 outpt_log=${error_log/err/log}
 debug=${debug:-"eval ionice -c 3 "}
 ffmpeg_myth_scm=${ffmpeg_myth_scm:-"/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg-myth.scm"}
-job=${job:-"ffmpeg-myth-do-pending-jobs 4"}
+
+if test -z "$*"; then
+    job=${job:-"ffmpeg-myth-do-pending-jobs 4"}
+else
+    job="$*"
+fi
 
 cmd="$ffmpeg_myth_scm $job"