diff --git a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.cpp b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.cpp
index 6b2ab8f5a..85253a8f7 100644
--- a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.cpp
+++ b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ boost::program_options::options_description Program_Options::Get_Options_Descrip
 		("dir",value<std::string>(),"the dir to remove headers from")
         ("target",value<std::string>(),"target to check with")
 		("commands",value<std::vector<std::string>>(),"commands to check with")
+		("start-at",value<int>(),"where to start in the file iteration")
 
 	//+----------------------------------------------------------+
 	//| Obligatory                                               |
@@ -136,6 +137,15 @@ std::string Program_Options::Dir() const{
 	return data;
 }
 
+int Program_Options::Start_At() const{
+	int data = 0;
+	if (vm.count("start-at")){
+		data = vm["start-at"].as<std::string>();
+	}
+
+	return data;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> Program_Options::Commands() const{
 	std::vector<std::string> data;
 	if (vm.count("commands")){
diff --git a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.hpp b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.hpp
index ec9e877f0..88b8fc6ec 100644
--- a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.hpp
+++ b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/program_options/program_options.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Program_Options {
 	  std::string Dir() const;
       std::string Target() const;
 	  std::vector<std::string> Commands() const;
+	  int Start_At() const;
 
         
         std::string Get_Help_Message();
diff --git a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/task_executer.hcp b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/task_executer.hcp
index 0f1032517..65de3768b 100644
--- a/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/task_executer.hcp
+++ b/source/code/programs/repo_tools/header_remover/task_executer.hcp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class
     //get all the files to prune
     auto files = Get_All_Files_To_Prune(options);
     std::cout << "Files to prune: " << files.size();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < files.size(); ++i){
+    for (size_t i = options.Start_At(); i < files.size(); ++i){
         std::cout << "[ " << i+1 << " / " << files.size() << " ]" << std::endl;
         Prune_File(files[i],options);
     }