diff --git a/autoPyLoT.py b/autoPyLoT.py
index d3c28fe2..a02ff306 100755
--- a/autoPyLoT.py
+++ b/autoPyLoT.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def autoPyLoT(input_dict=None, parameter=None, inputfile=None, fnames=None, even
                 evt.resource_id = ResourceIdentifier('smi:local/' + event_id)
                 data.applyEVTData(evt, 'event')
             fnqml = '%s/PyLoT_%s' % (event, evID)
-            data.exportEvent(fnqml, fnext='.xml', fcheck='manual')
+            data.exportEvent(fnqml, fnext='.xml', fcheck=['auto', 'magnitude', 'origin'])
             if locflag == 1:
                 # HYPO71
                 hypo71file = '%s/PyLoT_%s_HYPO71_phases' % (event, evID)
diff --git a/pylot/core/io/data.py b/pylot/core/io/data.py
index a3bd3da1..b7829638 100644
--- a/pylot/core/io/data.py
+++ b/pylot/core/io/data.py
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ class Data(object):
     def exportEvent(self, fnout, fnext='.xml', fcheck='auto', upperErrors=None):
 
         """
-        :param fnout:
-        :param fnext:
-        :param fcheck:
-        :raise KeyError:
+        :param fnout: basename of file
+        :param fnext: file extension
+        :param fcheck: check and delete existing information
+        can be a str or a list of strings of ['manual', 'auto', 'origin', 'magnitude']
         """
         from pylot.core.util.defaults import OUTPUTFORMATS