diff --git a/tools/plotting/fastnnlo_runtime.py b/tools/plotting/fastnnlo_runtime.py
index 2d0b9ef00321b9d64ffe9f49f77a337a224f156d..29430ba9dd5d644379b2fca28d622927df3fdc19 100755
--- a/tools/plotting/fastnnlo_runtime.py
+++ b/tools/plotting/fastnnlo_runtime.py
@@ -92,15 +92,16 @@ def main():
     # extract correct paths for input and outputfiles
     files = get_files(args['logfiles'])
     logfiles = []
-    runfiles = []
+    #    runfiles = []
     for file in files:
-        runfile = re.sub('.log$', '.run', file)
-        if not os.path.isfile(runfile):
-            print('[fastnnlo_runtime]: WARNING! No matching runcard found for log file {}, skipped!')
-        else:
-            logfiles.append(file)
-            runfiles.append(runfile)
-    outputpath = args['output']
+        #        print(file)
+        #        runfile = re.sub('.log$', '.run', file)
+        #        if not os.path.isfile(runfile):
+        #            print('[fastnnlo_runtime]: WARNING! No matching runcard found for log file {}, skipped!')
+        #        else:
+        logfiles.append(file)
+        #            runfiles.append(runfile)
+        outputpath = args['output']
     print('[fastnnlo_runtime]: Output path argument is: {}'.format(outputpath))
     outputname = args['filename']
     print('[fastnnlo_runtime]: Filename argument is: {}'.format(outputname))
@@ -120,10 +121,12 @@ def main():
             exit(1)
 
     # get all the information from logfiles as dict
-    # dict contains: runtimes, runtime_unit, numcores; channel, events
+    # dict contains: channels, events, runtimes, runtime_unit, numcores
     loginformation = get_loginformation(logfiles)
-    runinformation = get_runinformation(runfiles)
-    info = {**loginformation, **runinformation}
+    # DEPRECATED: Do not use anymore information from run cards (might be missing anyway)
+    #    runinformation = get_runinformation(runfiles)
+    #    info = {**loginformation, **runinformation}
+    info = {**loginformation}
 
     # plot all the information
     if args['CPUtime']:
@@ -173,17 +176,33 @@ def get_files(files):
 
 def get_loginformation(files):
 
+    # get this also from log files instead of the run cards
+    nevents  = []
+    channels = []
+
     # always in hours for simplicity
     runtimes = []
     numcores = []
     unit = 'hours'
 
     for file in files:
+        nevents_temp  = []
+        channels_temp = []
         runtimes_temp = []
         numcores_temp = []
 
         with open(file) as origin:
             for line in origin:
+                # extract nevents
+                if 'Number of events' in line:
+                    line = line.split()
+                    nevents_temp.append(int(line[3]))
+
+                # extract channel
+                if 'loadNextContrib_chan' in line:
+                    line = line.split()
+                    channels_temp.append(line[2])
+
                 # extract elapsed time in hours
                 if 'Time elapsed' in line:
                     line = line.split(':')
@@ -192,17 +211,24 @@ def get_loginformation(files):
                     seconds = float(line[3])
                     runtimes_temp.append(hours + minutes/60 + seconds/3600)
 
+                # extract number of threads
                 if 'Allocated number of threads' in line:
                     line = line.split(':')
                     numcores_temp.append(int(line[1]))
 
+        nevents.append(nevents_temp[-1])
+        channels.append(channels_temp[-1])
         runtimes.append(runtimes_temp[-1])
         numcores.append(numcores_temp[-1])
 
+    nevents  = np.array(nevents)
+    channels = np.array(channels)
     runtimes = np.array(runtimes)
     numcores = np.array(numcores)
 
     information = {
+        'channels': channels,
+        'events': nevents,
         'runtimes': runtimes,
         'runtime_unit': unit,
         'numcores': numcores
@@ -210,6 +236,7 @@ def get_loginformation(files):
 
     return information
 
+# DEPRECATED: Do not use anymore information from run cards (might be missing anyway)
 def get_runinformation(files):
 
     nevents  = []
@@ -279,9 +306,9 @@ def plot_elapsed_time(infodict, out_path, out_name, formats):
     mean = np.mean(times)
     std = np.std(times)
     median = np.median(times)
-    iqd = np.subtract(*np.percentile(times, [75, 25], interpolation='linear'))/2.
+    #    iqd = np.subtract(*np.percentile(times, [75, 25], interpolation='linear'))/2.
     # In future?:
-    #    iqd = np.subtract(*np.percentile(times, [75, 25], method='linear'))/2.
+    iqd = np.subtract(*np.percentile(times, [75, 25], method='linear'))/2.
 
     CPUtime = np.sum(cputimes)