diff --git a/eodb/events/management/commands/activity.py b/eodb/events/management/commands/activity.py
index cba685a..45af984 100644
--- a/eodb/events/management/commands/activity.py
+++ b/eodb/events/management/commands/activity.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Command(GraphCommand):
         parser.add_argument('--modulecount', type=int,
                             help='count number of modules instead of commits '
                                  '(value is minimum number of commits to be counted in)')
+        parser.add_argument('--barwidth', type=int, default=20)
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         title = 'Git activity'
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class Command(GraphCommand):
                 values = [events[x] for x in dates]
 
             bottoms = [total_events.get(x, 0) for x in dates]
-            plot = plt.bar(dates, values, width=20, bottom=bottoms)
+            plot = plt.bar(dates, values, width=options.get('barwidth'), bottom=bottoms)
             plots.append((legend, plot))
 
             for key, value in events.items():