diff --git a/hathor/cli/events_simulator/events_simulator.py b/hathor/cli/events_simulator/events_simulator.py
index 7d09f1cfa..d4beea9de 100644
--- a/hathor/cli/events_simulator/events_simulator.py
+++ b/hathor/cli/events_simulator/events_simulator.py
@@ -22,22 +22,29 @@ def create_parser() -> ArgumentParser:
     from hathor.cli.util import create_parser
 
     parser = create_parser()
-    possible_scenarios = [scenario.value for scenario in Scenario]
+    possible_scenarios = [scenario.name for scenario in Scenario]
 
-    parser.add_argument('--scenario', help=f'One of {possible_scenarios}', type=Scenario, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument('--scenario', help=f'One of {possible_scenarios}', type=str, required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--port', help='Port to run the WebSocket server', type=int, default=DEFAULT_PORT)
 
     return parser
 
 
 def execute(args: Namespace) -> None:
+    from hathor.cli.events_simulator.scenario import Scenario
     from hathor.event.storage import EventMemoryStorage
     from hathor.event.websocket import EventWebsocketFactory
     from hathor.util import reactor
 
+    try:
+        scenario = Scenario[args.scenario]
+    except KeyError as e:
+        possible_scenarios = [scenario.name for scenario in Scenario]
+        raise ValueError(f'Invalid scenario "{args.scenario}". Choose one of {possible_scenarios}') from e
+
     storage = EventMemoryStorage()
 
-    for event in args.scenario.value:
+    for event in scenario.value:
         storage.save_event(event)
 
     factory = EventWebsocketFactory(reactor, storage)