diff --git a/sourcespec2/input/event_and_picks.py b/sourcespec2/input/event_and_picks.py
index c32d20ea..7c1434a7 100644
--- a/sourcespec2/input/event_and_picks.py
+++ b/sourcespec2/input/event_and_picks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from .event_parsers import (
     parse_source_spec_event_file,
     parse_hypo71_hypocenter, parse_hypo71_picks, parse_hypo2000_file,
-    parse_qml_file, parse_asdf_event_picks
+    parse_qml_event_picks, parse_asdf_event_picks
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__.rsplit('.', maxsplit=1)[-1])
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def read_event_and_picks(trace1=None):
         picks = parse_hypo71_picks()
     # parse QML file
     if config.options.qml_file is not None:
-        ssp_event, picks = parse_qml_file()
+        ssp_event, picks = parse_qml_event_picks(config.options.qml_file)
     # parse ASDF file
     if config.options.asdf_file is not None:
         ssp_event, picks = parse_asdf_event_picks(config.options.asdf_file)
diff --git a/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/__init__.py b/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/__init__.py
index a3e3b588..e3769c37 100644
--- a/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/__init__.py
+++ b/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/__init__.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 from .hypo71 import parse_hypo71_hypocenter, parse_hypo71_picks  # noqa
 from .hypo2000 import parse_hypo2000_file  # noqa
 from .obspy_catalog import parse_obspy_catalog  # noqa
-from .quakeml import parse_qml_file  # noqa
+from .quakeml import parse_qml_event_picks  # noqa
 from .source_spec_event import parse_source_spec_event_file  # noqa
diff --git a/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/quakeml.py b/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/quakeml.py
index d9244d57..624b7ee9 100644
--- a/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/quakeml.py
+++ b/sourcespec2/input/event_parsers/quakeml.py
@@ -11,26 +11,30 @@
 """
 import logging
 from obspy import read_events
-from ...setup import config, ssp_exit
+from ...setup import ssp_exit
 from .obspy_catalog import parse_obspy_catalog
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__.rsplit('.', maxsplit=1)[-1])
 
 
-def parse_qml_file():
+def parse_qml_event_picks(qml_file, event_id=None):
     """
     Parse event metadata and picks from a QuakeML file.
 
+    :param qml_file: Path to the QuakeML file.
+    :type qml_file: str
+    :param event_id: event id
+    :type event_id: str
+
     :return: a tuple of (SSPEvent, picks)
     :rtype: tuple
     """
-    qml_file = config.options.qml_file
     if qml_file is None:
         ssp_event = None
         picks = []
         return ssp_event, picks
     try:
         obspy_catalog = read_events(qml_file)
-        return parse_obspy_catalog(obspy_catalog, file_name=qml_file)
+        return parse_obspy_catalog(obspy_catalog, event_id, qml_file)
     except Exception as err:
         logger.error(err)
         ssp_exit(1)