diff --git a/py/separate.py b/py/separate.py
index 1f95004..92dd959 100644
--- a/py/separate.py
+++ b/py/separate.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ parser.add_argument('colors', type=int, help='Number of colors to separate into'
 parser.add_argument('pallete', type=str, help='Pallete file')
 parser.add_argument('output', type=str, help='Output dir to write to')
 parser.add_argument('--headless', type=bool, default=False, help='Run script headless')
+parser.add_argument('-j', '--jobs', type=int, default=1, help="Number of jobs to run in parallel")
 
 class Separate :
 	input = ''
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class Separate :
 			print(f'File {args.pallete} does not exist')
 			exit(2)
 		
-		Posterize(self.input, self.pallete, args.colors, args.output, args.headless)
+		Posterize(self.input, self.pallete, args.colors, args.output, args.headless, args.jobs)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__" :