diff --git a/madgraph/iolibs/export_v4.py b/madgraph/iolibs/export_v4.py
index d4b7d58a74..a9e7fe755c 100755
--- a/madgraph/iolibs/export_v4.py
+++ b/madgraph/iolibs/export_v4.py
@@ -6042,6 +6042,10 @@ def write_driver(self, writer, ncomb, n_grouped_proc, v5=True):
         else:
             replace_dict['secondparam']=''            
 
+        replace_dict['DRIVER_EXTRA_HEADER'] = ""
+        replace_dict['DRIVER_EXTRA_INITIALISE'] = ""
+        replace_dict['DRIVER_EXTRA_FINALISE'] = ""
+
         if writer:
             text = open(path).read() % replace_dict
             writer.write(text)
diff --git a/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/madevent_driver.f b/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/madevent_driver.f
index 6d30751420..e34e97b13d 100644
--- a/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/madevent_driver.f
+++ b/madgraph/iolibs/template_files/madevent_driver.f
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ Program DRIVER
       include 'coupl.inc' ! needs VECSIZE_MEMMAX (defined in vector.inc)
       INTEGER VECSIZE_USED
       DATA VECSIZE_USED/VECSIZE_MEMMAX/ ! can be changed at runtime
-
+%(DRIVER_EXTRA_HEADER)s
 C-----
 C  BEGIN CODE
 C----- 
       call cpu_time(t_before)
       CUMULATED_TIMING = t_before
+%(DRIVER_EXTRA_INITIALISE)s
 c
 c     Read process number
 c
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ Program DRIVER
       rewind(lun)
 
       close(lun)
+%(DRIVER_EXTRA_FINALISE)s
       end
 
 c     $B$ get_user_params $B$ ! tag for MadWeight