diff --git a/pylot/core/pick/autopick.py b/pylot/core/pick/autopick.py
index 0058ef08..89665616 100644
--- a/pylot/core/pick/autopick.py
+++ b/pylot/core/pick/autopick.py
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ class AutopickStation(object):
 
         # calculate first CF
         if self.p_params.algoP == 'HOS':
-            self.cf1 = HOScf(z_copy, cuttimes, self.p_params.tlta, self.p_params.hosorder)
+            self.cf1 = HOScf(z_copy, cuttimes, self.pickparams)
         elif self.p_params.algoP == 'ARZ':
             self.cf1 = ARZcf(z_copy, cuttimes, self.p_params.tpred1z, self.p_params.Parorder, self.p_params.tdet1z,
                         self.p_params.addnoise)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ class AutopickStation(object):
         # determine new times around initial onset
         cuttimes2 = self._calculate_cuttimes('P', 2)
         if self.p_params.algoP == 'HOS':
-            self.cf2 = HOScf(z_copy, cuttimes2, self.p_params.tlta, self.p_params.hosorder)
+            self.cf2 = HOScf(z_copy, cuttimes2, self.pickparams)
         elif self.p_params.algoP == 'ARZ':
             self.cf2 = ARZcf(z_copy, cuttimes2, self.p_params.tpred2z, self.p_params.Parorder, self.p_params.tdet2z, self.p_params.addnoise)
         else:
diff --git a/pylot/core/pick/charfuns.py b/pylot/core/pick/charfuns.py
index f3aa8a64..2b0ff706 100644
--- a/pylot/core/pick/charfuns.py
+++ b/pylot/core/pick/charfuns.py
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ class AICcf(CharacteristicFunction):
 
 class HOScf(CharacteristicFunction):
 
+    def __init__(self, data, cut, pickparams):
+        """
+        Call parent constructor while extracting the right parameters:
+        :param pickparams: PylotParameters instance
+        """
+        super(HOScf, self).__init__(data, cut, pickparams["tlta"], pickparams["hosorder"])
+
     def calcCF(self, data):
         """
         Function to calculate skewness (statistics of order 3) or kurtosis