diff --git a/MailQueue.php b/MailQueue.php
index 4069fe3..ae89eb8 100644
--- a/MailQueue.php
+++ b/MailQueue.php
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ public function init()
 	/**
 	 * Sends out the messages in email queue and update the database.
 	 *
+	 * @param int $qty the number of mails to be sent
 	 * @return boolean true if all messages are successfully sent out
 	 */
-	public function process()
+	public function process($qty = null)
 	{
 		if (Yii::$app->db->getTableSchema($this->table) == null) {
 			throw new \yii\base\InvalidConfigException('"' . $this->table . '" not found in database. Make sure the db migration is properly done and the table is created.');
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public function process()
 
 		$success = true;
 
-		$items = Queue::find()->where(['and', ['sent_time' => NULL], ['<', 'attempts', $this->maxAttempts], ['<=', 'time_to_send', date('Y-m-d H:i:s')]])->orderBy(['created_at' => SORT_ASC])->limit($this->mailsPerRound);
+		$items = Queue::find()->where(['and', ['sent_time' => NULL], ['<', 'attempts', $this->maxAttempts], ['<=', 'time_to_send', date('Y-m-d H:i:s')]])->orderBy(['created_at' => SORT_ASC])->limit($qty ?: $this->mailsPerRound);
 		foreach ($items->each() as $item) {
 		    if ($message = $item->toMessage()) {
 			$attributes = ['attempts', 'last_attempt_time'];
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e74aa6a..f1524fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ In one of your controller actions:
 
 ```php
 
-public function actionSend()
+public function actionSend($qty = null)
 {
-	Yii::$app->mailqueue->process();
+	Yii::$app->mailqueue->process($qty);
 }
 
 ```
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Set a CRON job to run console command:
 
 ```
 
-*/10 * * * * php /var/www/html/myapp/yii mailqueue/process
+*/10 * * * * php /var/www/html/myapp/yii mailqueue/process 25
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/commands/MailQueueController.php b/commands/MailQueueController.php
index 93c8681..329b6d5 100644
--- a/commands/MailQueueController.php
+++ b/commands/MailQueueController.php
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class MailQueueController extends Controller
     /**
      * This command processes the mail queue     
      */
-    public function actionProcess()
+    public function actionProcess($qty = null)
     {
-        \Yii::$app->mailqueue->process();
+        \Yii::$app->mailqueue->process($qty);
     }
 }