diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f83187..7a95a14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ frames = decoder.decode(h264_data, 1)
 
 #### 3. Use VideoEncoder
 ```python
-encoder = VideoEncoder(width, height)
+encoder = VideoEncoder(width, height, cliParams)
 h264_data = encoder.encode(frame)
 ```
diff --git a/nvcodec-python.cpp b/nvcodec-python.cpp
index 52695f4..660f9b0 100644
--- a/nvcodec-python.cpp
+++ b/nvcodec-python.cpp
@@ -257,11 +257,12 @@ static PyObject* VideoEncoder_Repr(NvCodec* Self)
 static void VideoEncoder_init(NvCodec* Self, PyObject* pArgs)
 {
     unsigned int width,height;
-    if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(pArgs, "II", &width, &height)){
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Parse the argument FAILED! You should pass width and height!");
+    char* params;
+    if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(pArgs, "IIs", &width, &height, &params)){
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Parse the argument FAILED! You should pass width, height and framerate!");
         return;
     }
-    Self->m_handle = (long long)(videoEncoder_init(width, height));
+    Self->m_handle = (long long)(videoEncoder_init(width, height, params));
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject VideoEncoder_ClassInfo =
diff --git a/src/encoder.cpp b/src/encoder.cpp
index 47587f3..1ae086a 100644
--- a/src/encoder.cpp
+++ b/src/encoder.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void _InitializeEncoder(NvEncoder* pEnc, NvEncoderInitParam encodeCLIOptions, NV
 }
 
 
-videoEncoderHandle videoEncoder_init(int width, int height){
+videoEncoderHandle videoEncoder_init(int width, int height, char* params){
     videoEncoderHandle handle = (videoEncoderHandle)malloc(sizeof(videoEncoder));
     ck(cuInit(0));
     handle->cuContext = nullptr;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ videoEncoderHandle videoEncoder_init(int width, int height){
     handle->enc = new NvEncoderCuda(handle->cuContext, width, height, NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_ARGB);
 
     NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT eFormat = NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_ARGB;
-    NvEncoderInitParam encodeCLIOptions;
+    NvEncoderInitParam encodeCLIOptions(params);
     _InitializeEncoder(ENC(handle), encodeCLIOptions, eFormat);
     return handle;
 }
diff --git a/src/encoder.h b/src/encoder.h
index fec3a3a..6ebf581 100644
--- a/src/encoder.h
+++ b/src/encoder.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct
 }videoEncodedBuffer;
 
 
-videoEncoderHandle videoEncoder_init(int width, int height);
+videoEncoderHandle videoEncoder_init(int width, int height, char* params);
 int videoEncoder_destroy(videoEncoderHandle handle);
 videoEncodedBuffer* videoEncoder_encode(videoEncoderHandle handle, u_int8_t* in);
 videoEncodedBuffer* videoEncoder_encode_end(videoEncoderHandle handle);