diff --git a/eo/src/apply.h b/eo/src/apply.h
index 175ce51d..bba8adc8 100644
--- a/eo/src/apply.h
+++ b/eo/src/apply.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define _apply_h
 
 #include <utils/eoParallel.h>
+#include <utils/eoParser.h>
 #include <eoFunctor.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <omp.h>
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoParser.cpp b/eo/src/utils/eoParser.cpp
index 23970023..34726c81 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoParser.cpp
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoParser.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ eoParser::eoParser ( unsigned _argc, char **_argv , string _programDescription,
     readFrom(stream);
     processParam(needHelp);
     processParam(stopOnUnknownParam);
+
+    //multithreading
+    processParam(eo::parallelizeLoopParam);
+    //multithreading ends
 }
 
 
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoParser.h b/eo/src/utils/eoParser.h
index adce9017..a96ec1be 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoParser.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoParser.h
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ private :
     std::vector<eoParam*> ownedParams;
 };
 
-
 /**
     eoParser: command line parser and configuration file reader
     This class is persistent, so it can be stored and reloaded to restore