diff --git a/webservice/webservice.py b/webservice/webservice.py
index 9244559681aef83cba0218ea8389d4e17158a81a..3c1fc1b1f063c3ac28390c177bffad164512a62c 100644
--- a/webservice/webservice.py
+++ b/webservice/webservice.py
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ class ActionsServer:
         :param instrument: is the instrument
         :param cycle: is the facility cycle
         :param proposal: is the proposal id
-        :param runnr: is the run number in integer form, e.g. without leading
-                     "r"
+        :param runnr: the run number in integer form, i.e. without leading "r"
+        :param priority: unused, retained for compatibility
 
         This will trigger a correction process to be launched for that run in
         the given cycle and proposal.
@@ -911,8 +911,6 @@ class ActionsServer:
                         thisconf["out-folder"] = out_folder
                         thisconf["karabo-id"] = karabo_id
                         thisconf["run"] = runnr
-                        if priority:
-                            thisconf["priority"] = str(priority)
 
                         detectors[karabo_id] = thisconf
                 copy_file_set = copy_file_list.difference(corr_file_list)