diff --git a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
index 639a28e..be9b917 100644
--- a/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/cli/cli-miner.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void help()
 	cout<<"  -O, --tls-url URL     TLS pool url and port, e.g. pool.usxmrpool.com:10443"<<endl;
 	cout<<"  -u, --user USERNAME   pool user name or wallet address"<<endl;
 	cout<<"  -p, --pass PASSWD     pool password, in the most cases x or empty \"\""<<endl;
+	cout<<"  --use-nicehash        the pool should run in nicehash mode"<<endl;
 	cout<<" \n"<<endl;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	cout<<"Environment variables:\n"<<endl;
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ void do_guided_config()
 		nicehash = read_yes_no("- Do you want to use nicehash on this pool? (y/n)");
 	}
 	else
-		nicehash = false;
+		nicehash = params::inst().nicehashMode;
 
 	bool multipool;
 	if(!userSetPool)
@@ -499,6 +500,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			params::inst().userSetPwd = true;
 			params::inst().poolPasswd = argv[i];
 		}
+		else if(opName.compare("--use-nicehash") == 0)
+		{
+			params::inst().nicehashMode = true;
+		}
 		else if(opName.compare("-c") == 0 || opName.compare("--config") == 0)
 		{
 			++i;
diff --git a/xmrstak/misc/executor.cpp b/xmrstak/misc/executor.cpp
index abeb3e2..e2ce715 100644
--- a/xmrstak/misc/executor.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/misc/executor.cpp
@@ -520,8 +520,9 @@ void executor::ex_main()
 			
 			const char* wallet = params.poolUsername.empty() ? cfg.sWalletAddr : params.poolUsername.c_str();
 			const char* pwd = params.userSetPwd ? params.poolPasswd.c_str() : cfg.sPasswd;
+			bool nicehash = cfg.nicehash || params.nicehashMode;
 			
-			pools.emplace_back(i+1, cfg.sPoolAddr, wallet, pwd, 9.9, false, params.poolUseTls, cfg.tls_fingerprint, cfg.nicehash);
+			pools.emplace_back(i+1, cfg.sPoolAddr, wallet, pwd, 9.9, false, params.poolUseTls, cfg.tls_fingerprint, nicehash);
 		}
 		else
 			pools.emplace_back(i+1, cfg.sPoolAddr, cfg.sWalletAddr, cfg.sPasswd, cfg.weight, false, cfg.tls, cfg.tls_fingerprint, cfg.nicehash);
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ void executor::ex_main()
 	if(!xmrstak::params::inst().poolURL.empty() && !already_have_cli_pool)
 	{
 		auto& params = xmrstak::params::inst();
-		pools.emplace_front(i+1, params.poolURL.c_str(), params.poolUsername.c_str(), params.poolPasswd.c_str(), 9.9, false, params.poolUseTls, "", false);
+		pools.emplace_front(i+1, params.poolURL.c_str(), params.poolUsername.c_str(), params.poolPasswd.c_str(), 9.9, false, params.poolUseTls, "", params.nicehashMode);
 	}
 
 	if(jconf::inst()->IsCurrencyMonero())
diff --git a/xmrstak/params.hpp b/xmrstak/params.hpp
index 371a4fd..bc32612 100644
--- a/xmrstak/params.hpp
+++ b/xmrstak/params.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct params
 	bool userSetPwd = false;
 	std::string poolPasswd;
 	std::string poolUsername;
+	bool nicehashMode = false;
 
 	std::string currency;