diff --git a/src/lte/examples/lena-intercell-interference.cc b/src/lte/examples/lena-intercell-interference.cc
index dabb09337..6dfa9e4ba 100644
--- a/src/lte/examples/lena-intercell-interference.cc
+++ b/src/lte/examples/lena-intercell-interference.cc
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   double enbDist = 100.0;
   double radius = 50.0;
   uint32_t numUes = 1;
-
+  double simTime = 1.0;
 
   CommandLine cmd;
   cmd.AddValue ("enbDist", "distance between the two eNBs", enbDist);
   cmd.AddValue ("radius", "the radius of the disc where UEs are placed around an eNB", radius);
   cmd.AddValue ("numUes", "how many UEs are attached to each eNB", numUes);
+  cmd.AddValue ("simTime", "Total duration of the simulation (in seconds)", simTime);
   cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
 
   ConfigStore inputConfig;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   lteHelper->ActivateDataRadioBearer (ueDevs1, bearer);
   lteHelper->ActivateDataRadioBearer (ueDevs2, bearer);
 
-  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (10));
+  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (simTime));
 
   // Insert RLC Performance Calculator
   std::string dlOutFname = "DlRlcStats";
diff --git a/src/lte/test/examples-to-run.py b/src/lte/test/examples-to-run.py
index f69906c2e..c9680a503 100644
--- a/src/lte/test/examples-to-run.py
+++ b/src/lte/test/examples-to-run.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ cpp_examples = [
     ("lena-dual-stripe --nMacroEnbSites=0 --macroUeDensity=0 --nBlocks=1 --nApartmentsX=4 --nMacroEnbSitesX=0 --homeEnbDeploymentRatio=1 --homeEnbActivationRatio=1 --macroEnbTxPowerDbm=0 --epcDl=1 --epcUl=0 --epc=1 --numBearersPerUe=4 --homeUesHomeEnbRatio=15 --simTime=0.01", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-fading", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-gtpu-tunnel", "True", "True"),
-    ("lena-intercell-interference", "True", "True"),
+    ("lena-intercell-interference --simTime=0.1", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-pathloss-traces", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-profiling", "True", "True"),
-    ("lena-profiling --simTime=1.0 --nUe=2 --nEnb=5 --nFloors=0", "True", "True"),
-    ("lena-profiling --simTime=1.0 --nUe=3 --nEnb=6 --nFloors=1", "True", "True"),
+    ("lena-profiling --simTime=0.1 --nUe=2 --nEnb=5 --nFloors=0", "True", "True"),
+    ("lena-profiling --simTime=0.1 --nUe=3 --nEnb=6 --nFloors=1", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-rlc-traces", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-rem", "True", "True"),
     ("lena-rem-sector-antenna", "True", "True"),