diff --git a/shared/config_example.json b/shared/config_example.json
index cef63a6..b8d479b 100644
--- a/shared/config_example.json
+++ b/shared/config_example.json
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
   "arguments": {
     "output-format": "csv",
-    "output-file": "test"
+    "output-file": "test",
+    "output-folder": "folder",
+    "number-of-simulations": 3
   },
   "simulation": {
     "consensus_settings": {
diff --git a/src/utilities/files/schemas/arguments_schema.json b/src/utilities/files/schemas/arguments_schema.json
index 027f475..4eda327 100755
--- a/src/utilities/files/schemas/arguments_schema.json
+++ b/src/utilities/files/schemas/arguments_schema.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     },
     "output-file": {
       "type": "string"
+    },
+    "number-of-simulations" : {
+      "type": "number"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "required": ["output-format", "output-file", "number-of-simulations"],
+  "aditionalProperties": false
 }
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