diff --git a/makefile_and_run.py b/makefile_and_run.py
index 4f00100..096ed58 100755
--- a/makefile_and_run.py
+++ b/makefile_and_run.py
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ import time
 ## taskset ensures all child processes inherit the CPU affinity mask
 ## This forces make and all compiler processes to use only nohz_full cores (4-55, 60-111)
 ## Format: taskset -c 4-55,60-111 ensures processes only run on these cores
-NUMACTL_CPU_BIND = "taskset -c 0-111"
+#NUMACTL_CPU_BIND = "taskset -c 0-111"
+NUMACTL_CPU_BIND = "taskset -c 16-47,64-95"
 
 ## Build parallelism configuration
 ## Use nohz_full cores (4-55, 60-111) for compilation: 52 + 52 = 104 cores
 ## Set make -j to utilize available cores for faster builds
-BUILD_JOBS = 104
+BUILD_JOBS = 96
 
 
 ##################################################################
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def run_ABE():
     
     if (input_data.GPU_Calculation == "no"):
         mpi_command         = NUMACTL_CPU_BIND + " mpirun -np " + str(input_data.MPI_processes) + " ./ABE"
+        #mpi_command         = " mpirun -np " + str(input_data.MPI_processes) + " ./ABE"
         mpi_command_outfile = "ABE_out.log"
     elif (input_data.GPU_Calculation == "yes"):
         mpi_command         = NUMACTL_CPU_BIND + " mpirun -np " + str(input_data.MPI_processes) + " ./ABEGPU"
@@ -158,7 +160,8 @@ def run_TwoPunctureABE():
     print(                                                          )
     
     ## Define the command to run
-    TwoPuncture_command         = NUMACTL_CPU_BIND + " ./TwoPunctureABE"
+    #TwoPuncture_command         = NUMACTL_CPU_BIND + " ./TwoPunctureABE"
+    TwoPuncture_command         = " ./TwoPunctureABE"
     TwoPuncture_command_outfile = "TwoPunctureABE_out.log"
 
     ## Execute the command with subprocess.Popen and stream output