diff --git a/jass/__main__.py b/jass/__main__.py
index 968205dae217c8cdf25511acab49873388d9ebf3..3efd212c8661561cece809034b9a5f2d34a0bf9f 100644
--- a/jass/__main__.py
+++ b/jass/__main__.py
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 import argparse
-from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime, date
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 import uvicorn
 
 from jass.config import config
 
 from jass.models.phenotype import get_available_phenotypes
-from jass.models.inittable import create_inittable_file, add_gene_annotation
+from jass.models.inittable import create_inittable_file, add_gene_annotation, add_inittable_meta
 from jass.models.worktable import create_worktable_file
 from jass.models.project import get_projects_last_access, load_project
 from jass.models.plots import (
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ def w_create_inittable(args):
         init_covariance_path,
         init_genetic_covariance_path,
     )
-
+    add_inittable_meta(init_table_path, args.title, args.description_inittable)
+    
 
 def w_plot_manhattan(args):
     worktable_path = absolute_path_of_the_file(args.worktable_path)
@@ -438,6 +439,20 @@ def get_parser():
         default=None,
         help="path to the genetic covariance file to import. Used only for display on Jass web application",
     )
+    parser_create_it.add_argument(
+    "--title",
+    required=False,
+    default="inittable_{}".format(date.today()),
+    help="Title of the dataset (optional)",
+    )
+    
+    parser_create_it.add_argument(
+    "--description-inittable",
+    required=False,
+    default="inittable generated the {}".format(date.today()),
+    help="Textual description of the dataset (optional)",
+    )
+    
     parser_create_it.set_defaults(func=w_create_inittable)
     # ------- create-worktable -------
 
diff --git a/jass/test/data_test1/initTable.hdf5 b/jass/test/data_test1/initTable.hdf5
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diff --git a/jass/test/data_test2/initTable.hdf5 b/jass/test/data_test2/initTable.hdf5
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