diff --git a/src/Initializer/InitProcedure/InitIO.cpp b/src/Initializer/InitProcedure/InitIO.cpp
index 0cb172969..1599cdf33 100644
--- a/src/Initializer/InitProcedure/InitIO.cpp
+++ b/src/Initializer/InitProcedure/InitIO.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ static void setupOutput() {
   if (seissolParams.output.receiverParameters.enabled) {
     auto& receiverWriter = seissol::SeisSol::main.receiverWriter();
     // Initialize receiver output
-    receiverWriter.init(seissolParams.output.prefix, seissolParams.output.receiverParameters);
+    receiverWriter.init(seissolParams.output.prefix,
+                        seissolParams.end.endTime,
+                        seissolParams.output.receiverParameters);
     receiverWriter.addPoints(seissol::SeisSol::main.meshReader(), *ltsLut, *lts, globalData);
     seissol::SeisSol::main.timeManager().setReceiverClusters(receiverWriter);
   }
diff --git a/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.cpp b/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.cpp
index a0e86319a..483ff6d4b 100644
--- a/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.cpp
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ void seissol::writer::ReceiverWriter::syncPoint(double)
   int const rank = seissol::MPI::mpi.rank();
   logInfo(rank) << "Wrote receivers in" << time << "seconds.";
 }
-void seissol::writer::ReceiverWriter::init(const std::string& fileNamePrefix, const seissol::initializer::parameters::ReceiverOutputParameters& parameters)
+void seissol::writer::ReceiverWriter::init(const std::string& fileNamePrefix, double endTime, const seissol::initializer::parameters::ReceiverOutputParameters& parameters)
 {
   m_fileNamePrefix = fileNamePrefix;
   m_receiverFileName = parameters.fileName;
   m_samplingInterval = parameters.samplingInterval;
   m_computeRotation = parameters.computeRotation;
-  setSyncInterval(parameters.interval);
+  setSyncInterval(std::min(endTime, parameters.interval));
   Modules::registerHook(*this, SYNCHRONIZATION_POINT);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.h b/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.h
index 8d9996e78..a033f35d4 100644
--- a/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.h
+++ b/src/ResultWriter/ReceiverWriter.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace seissol::writer {
 
     class ReceiverWriter : public seissol::Module {
     public:
-      void init(const std::string& fileNamePrefix, const seissol::initializer::parameters::ReceiverOutputParameters& parameters);
+      void init(const std::string& fileNamePrefix, double endTime, const seissol::initializer::parameters::ReceiverOutputParameters& parameters);
 
       void addPoints(
           const seissol::geometry::MeshReader& mesh,