diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index d0627f9..c7ef993 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Linspector is for monitoring the vital information of hosts, services and devices in a network.",
-        epilog="linspector is not some program expecting computers to run! Visit http://linspector.org for more "
+        epilog="Linspector is not some program expecting computers to run! Visit http://linspector.org for more "
                "information.",
         prog="linspector")
 
-    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version="%(prog)s " + str(__version__))
+    parser.add_argument("--version", action="version", version="%(prog)s " + str(__version__),
+                        help="Show program's version number and exit")
 
     parser.add_argument("config", metavar="CONFIGFILE",
                         help="The configfile to use")
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--threads", default=1000,
                         help="Maximum number of scheduler threads (default: 1000)")
 
+    parser.add_argument("-k", "--corethreads", default=0,
+                        help="Number of scheduler core threads (default: 0)")
+
     parser.add_argument("-x", "--delay", default=2.315379,
                         help="Seconds delay between scheduled jobs (default: 2.315379)")
 
@@ -114,7 +118,8 @@ def main():
 
     print("Scheduling jobs. Be patient...")
 
-    scheduler = Scheduler({"apscheduler.threadpool.max_threads": args.threads})
+    scheduler = Scheduler({"apscheduler.threadpool.core_threads": args.corethreads,
+                           "apscheduler.threadpool.max_threads": args.threads})
     scheduler.start()
 
     start_date = datetime.datetime.now()