diff --git a/libs/piccreate.py b/libs/piccreate.py
index 9540bf3..90ec728 100644
--- a/libs/piccreate.py
+++ b/libs/piccreate.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Word:
             content = dict()
             content['posy'] = y
             g = self.font.GlyphGet(c)
-            if c ==' ' or c.isupper() :
+            if options.startfrom and (c ==' ' or c.isupper()) :
                 counter = 0
             content['posx'] = str(x)
             # die Position ist erst für den nächsten Buchstaben relevant
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ Read Confg, create wakeup and scale this kind of jiffy box
     parser.add_option("-i", "--infile", dest="infile",
                       help="csv file with input of names/content",
                       action='store')
+    parser.add_option("-s", "--startfrom", dest="startfrom",
+                      help="csv file with input of names/content",
+                      action='store_true')
     parser.add_option("-o", "--outdir", dest="outdir", default=os.path.expandvars('$PICCREATE_OUT'),
                       help="path to the directory where the maps will be generated",
                       action='store')