diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b7ce8cbb..f34ae7c0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ and don't need server configurations.
 
     pixi global update mss
 
+
 #### Project installation
 Initialize a new project and navigate to the project directory.
 
diff --git a/docs/development.rst b/docs/development.rst
index 02676ab7a..f9642f76d 100644
--- a/docs/development.rst
+++ b/docs/development.rst
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ MSS repository needs a different folder, e.g. workspace/MSS. Avoid to mix data a
 
 :ref:`demodata <demodata>` is provided by executing::
 
-   mswms_demodata --seed
+   mswms --seed
 
 To use this data add the mswms_settings.py in your python path::
 
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index 942c2b98f..addfe1abf 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -180,6 +180,6 @@ You can start server and client by loading the image ::
   $ singularity build -f mss.sif Singularity.def
   $ singularity shell mss.sif
   $ Singularity > msui # starts the ui
-  $ Singularity > mswms_demodata --seed  # creates in your $HOME a mss/ folder with testdata
+  $ Singularity > mswms --seed  # creates in your $HOME a mss/ folder with testdata
   $ Singularity > export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/mss; mswms # starts the development server
   $ Singularity > mscolab db --init; mscolab start # starts the mscolab development server
diff --git a/docs/mswms.rst b/docs/mswms.rst
index bf006e48c..717e2bb4b 100644
--- a/docs/mswms.rst
+++ b/docs/mswms.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Simulated Data and its configuration
 ------------------------------------
 
 
-We provide demodata by executing the :code:`mswms_demodata --seed` program. This creates in your home directory
+We provide demodata by executing the :code:`mswms --seed` program. This creates in your home directory
 data files and also the needed server configuration files. The program creates 70MB of examples.
 This script does not overwrite an existing mswms_settings.py.
 
diff --git a/mslib/mswms/demodata.py b/mslib/mswms/demodata.py
index 1fe94de20..681772726 100644
--- a/mslib/mswms/demodata.py
+++ b/mslib/mswms/demodata.py
@@ -1235,8 +1235,6 @@ def main():
     """
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", help="show version", action="store_true", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("-s", "--seed", help="creates demodata for the mswms server",
-                        action="store_true", default=False)
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if args.version:
         print("***********************************************************************")
@@ -1245,16 +1243,6 @@ def main():
         print("Documentation: http://mss.rtfd.io")
         print("Version:", __version__)
         sys.exit()
-    if args.seed:
-        root_fs = fs.open_fs("~/")
-        if not root_fs.exists("mss/testdata"):
-            root_fs.makedirs("mss/testdata")
-
-        examples = DataFiles(data_fs=fs.open_fs("~/mss/testdata"),
-                             server_config_fs=fs.open_fs("~/mss"))
-        examples.create_server_config(detailed_information=True)
-        examples.create_data()
-        print("\nTo use this setup you need the mswms_settings.py in your python path e.g. \nexport PYTHONPATH=~/mss")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/mslib/mswms/mswms.py b/mslib/mswms/mswms.py
index b73fe9d5b..72e070ea6 100644
--- a/mslib/mswms/mswms.py
+++ b/mslib/mswms/mswms.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 from mslib import __version__
 from mslib.utils import setup_logging
 from mslib.mswms.wms import app as application
+from mslib.mswms.demodata import DataFiles
+import fs
 
 
 def main():
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--debug", help="show debugging log messages on console", action="store_true", default=False)
     parser.add_argument("--logfile", help="If set to a name log output goes to that file", dest="logfile",
                         default=None)
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--seed", help="creates demodata for the mswms server",
+                        action="store_true", default=False)
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(help='Available actions', dest='action')
     gallery = subparsers.add_parser("gallery", help="Subcommands surrounding the gallery")
@@ -84,6 +88,17 @@ def main():
         print("Documentation: http://mss.rtfd.io")
         print("Version:", __version__)
         sys.exit()
+ 
+    if args.seed:
+        root_fs = fs.open_fs("~/")
+        if not root_fs.exists("mss/testdata"):
+            root_fs.makedirs("mss/testdata")
+
+        examples = DataFiles(data_fs=fs.open_fs("~/mss/testdata"),
+                             server_config_fs=fs.open_fs("~/mss"))
+        examples.create_server_config(detailed_information=True)
+        examples.create_data()
+        print("\nTo use this setup you need the mswms_settings.py in your python path e.g. \nexport PYTHONPATH=~/mss")
 
     setup_logging(args)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 322495cd9..5d5899ecc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
     "mss = mslib.msui.mss:main",
     "mssautoplot = mslib.utils.mssautoplot:main",
     "msui = mslib.msui.msui:main",
-    "mswms = mslib.mswms.mswms:main",
-    "mswms_demodata = mslib.mswms.demodata:main"]
+    "mswms = mslib.mswms.mswms:main",]
 if os.name != 'nt':
     console_scripts.append('msidp = mslib.msidp.idp:main')