diff --git a/notebooks/LPD/LPD_Correct_and_Verify.ipynb b/notebooks/LPD/LPD_Correct_and_Verify.ipynb
index 0d19a0a89aaebf2d0b1f66177db91308e7f23c67..c16e06052a5f4a46962ca7f3275c4d91d891be76 100644
--- a/notebooks/LPD/LPD_Correct_and_Verify.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/LPD/LPD_Correct_and_Verify.ipynb
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
     "overwrite = True # set to True if existing data should be overwritten\n",
     "no_relative_gain = False # do not do relative gain correction\n",
     "no_flat_fields = False # do not do flat field correction\n",
-    "cluster_profile = \"noDB\"\n",
-    "max_pulses = 512\n",
-    "use_dir_creation_date = True\n",
-    "no_non_linear_corrections = False\n",
+    "cluster_profile = \"noDB\" # cluster profile to use\n",
+    "max_pulses = 512 # maximum number of pulses per train\n",
+    "use_now_as_creation_date = False # do not use dir creation data, but now\n",
+    "no_non_linear_corrections = False # do not apply non-linear corrections\n",
     "\n",
-    "max_cells_db = 512\n",
-    "rawversion = 2\n",
-    "instrument = \"FXE\"\n",
-    "capacitor = '5pF'\n",
-    "photon_energy = 9.2\n",
+    "max_cells_db = 512 # maximum cells for data from the database\n",
+    "rawversion = 2 # raw format version\n",
+    "instrument = \"FXE\" # the instrument\n",
+    "capacitor = '5pF' # capacitor setting: 5pF or 50pF\n",
+    "photon_energy = 9.2 # the photon energy in keV\n",
     "\n",
     "nodb = False # set to true if db input is to be avoided\n",
     "bias_voltage = 250 # detector bias voltage\n",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "geometry_file = \"/gpfs/exfel/d/cal/exchange/lpdMF_00.h5\" # the geometry file to use, MAR 2018\n",
     "beam_center_offset =  [1.5, 1] # offset from the beam center, MAR 2018\n",
     "sequences_per_node = 1 # sequence files to process per node\n",
-    "timeout_cal_db = 30000 # timeout for calibration db requests in milli seconds\n",
+    "timeout_cal_db = 30000 # timeout for calibration db requests in milliseconds\n",
     "\n",
     "def balance_sequences(in_folder, run, sequences, sequences_per_node):\n",
     "    import glob\n",
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
     "gains = np.arange(3)\n",
     "cells = np.arange(max_cells)\n",
     "\n",
+    "use_dir_creation_date = not use_now_as_creation_date\n",
+    "\n",
     "QUADRANTS = 4\n",
     "MODULES_PER_QUAD = 4\n",
     "DET_FILE_INSET = \"LPD\"\n",
@@ -142,9 +144,6 @@
     "    raise AttributeError(\"Output path exists! Exiting\")\n",
     "\n",
     "creation_time = None\n",
-    "#import dateutil.parser\n",
-    "#creation_time = dateutil.parser.parse('2018-05-01')\n",
-    "#creation_time = datetime.datetime(\"2018-05-30\")\n",
     "if use_dir_creation_date:\n",
     "    creation_time = get_dir_creation_date(in_folder, run)    \n",
     "else:\n",
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@
     "            return\n",
     "        if not nodb:\n",
     "            when = lpd_corr.initialize_from_db(dbparms, qm, only_dark=(fileparms != \"\"))\n",
-    "            print(when)\n",
     "        if fileparms != \"\":\n",
     "            lpd_corr.initialize_from_file(fileparms, qm, with_dark=nodb)\n",
     "        print(\"Initialized constants\")\n",