diff --git a/Detectors/Raw/include/DetectorsRaw/RawFileReader.h b/Detectors/Raw/include/DetectorsRaw/RawFileReader.h
index 7deac03d663a6..6f51c2e38ec36 100644
--- a/Detectors/Raw/include/DetectorsRaw/RawFileReader.h
+++ b/Detectors/Raw/include/DetectorsRaw/RawFileReader.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ struct ReaderInp {
   size_t bufferSize = 1024L * 1024L;
   size_t minSHM = 0;
   int loop = 1;
-  int runNumber = 0;
   uint32_t delay_us = 0;
   uint32_t errMap = 0xffffffff;
   uint32_t minTF = 0;
diff --git a/Detectors/Raw/src/RawFileReaderWorkflow.cxx b/Detectors/Raw/src/RawFileReaderWorkflow.cxx
index a7313f3154ac2..217daaebff4bb 100644
--- a/Detectors/Raw/src/RawFileReaderWorkflow.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Raw/src/RawFileReaderWorkflow.cxx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class RawReaderSpecs : public o2f::Task
 
 //___________________________________________________________
 RawReaderSpecs::RawReaderSpecs(const ReaderInp& rinp)
-  : mLoop(rinp.loop < 0 ? INT_MAX : (rinp.loop < 1 ? 1 : rinp.loop)), mDelayUSec(rinp.delay_us), mMinTFID(rinp.minTF), mMaxTFID(rinp.maxTF), mRunNumber(rinp.runNumber), mPartPerSP(rinp.partPerSP), mSup0xccdb(rinp.sup0xccdb), mReader(std::make_unique<o2::raw::RawFileReader>(rinp.inifile, 0, rinp.bufferSize, rinp.onlyDet)), mRawChannelName(rinp.rawChannelConfig), mPreferCalcTF(rinp.preferCalcTF), mMinSHM(rinp.minSHM)
+  : mLoop(rinp.loop < 0 ? INT_MAX : (rinp.loop < 1 ? 1 : rinp.loop)), mDelayUSec(rinp.delay_us), mMinTFID(rinp.minTF), mMaxTFID(rinp.maxTF), mPartPerSP(rinp.partPerSP), mSup0xccdb(rinp.sup0xccdb), mReader(std::make_unique<o2::raw::RawFileReader>(rinp.inifile, 0, rinp.bufferSize, rinp.onlyDet)), mRawChannelName(rinp.rawChannelConfig), mPreferCalcTF(rinp.preferCalcTF), mMinSHM(rinp.minSHM)
 {
   mReader->setCheckErrors(rinp.errMap);
   mReader->setMaxTFToRead(rinp.maxTF);
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void RawReaderSpecs::init(o2f::InitContext& ic)
   mTimer.Start();
   mTimer.Stop();
   mVerbosity = ic.options().get<int>("verbosity-level");
+  mRunNumber = ic.options().get<int>("run-number");
   mReader->setVerbosity(mVerbosity);
   mReader->init();
   if (mMaxTFID >= mReader->getNTimeFrames()) {
@@ -418,6 +419,8 @@ o2f::DataProcessorSpec getReaderSpec(ReaderInp rinp)
 
   spec.algorithm = o2f::adaptFromTask<RawReaderSpecs>(rinp);
   spec.options.emplace_back(o2f::ConfigParamSpec{"verbosity-level", o2f::VariantType::Int, 0, {"verbosity level"}});
+  spec.options.emplace_back(o2f::ConfigParamSpec{"run-number", o2f::VariantType::Int, 0, {"impose run number"}});
+
   return spec;
 }
 
diff --git a/Detectors/Raw/src/rawfile-reader-workflow.cxx b/Detectors/Raw/src/rawfile-reader-workflow.cxx
index 3a5440f80ed2d..10de4a729168f 100644
--- a/Detectors/Raw/src/rawfile-reader-workflow.cxx
+++ b/Detectors/Raw/src/rawfile-reader-workflow.cxx
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ void customize(std::vector<o2::framework::ConfigParamSpec>& workflowOptions)
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"onlyDet", VariantType::String, "all", {"list of dectors"}});
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"min-tf", VariantType::Int64, 0L, {"min TF ID to process"}});
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"max-tf", VariantType::Int64, 0xffffffffL, {"max TF ID to process"}});
-  options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"run-number", VariantType::Int, 0, {"impose run number"}});
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"loop", VariantType::Int, 1, {"loop N times (infinite for N<0)"}});
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"delay", VariantType::Float, 0.f, {"delay in seconds between consecutive TFs sending"}});
   options.push_back(ConfigParamSpec{"buffer-size", VariantType::Int64, 5 * 1024L, {"buffer size for files preprocessing"}});
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ WorkflowSpec defineDataProcessing(ConfigContext const& configcontext)
   rinp.onlyDet = configcontext.options().get<std::string>("onlyDet");
   rinp.maxTF = uint32_t(configcontext.options().get<int64_t>("max-tf"));
   rinp.minTF = uint32_t(configcontext.options().get<int64_t>("min-tf"));
-  rinp.runNumber = configcontext.options().get<int>("run-number");
   rinp.bufferSize = uint64_t(configcontext.options().get<int64_t>("buffer-size"));
   rinp.spSize = uint64_t(configcontext.options().get<int64_t>("super-page-size"));
   rinp.partPerSP = configcontext.options().get<bool>("part-per-sp");