diff --git a/tests/SPARC_testing_script.py b/tests/SPARC_testing_script.py
index e888e6ac..d1fa761f 100644
--- a/tests/SPARC_testing_script.py
+++ b/tests/SPARC_testing_script.py
@@ -3221,9 +3221,9 @@ def WriteReport(data_info, systems, isparallel, ifVHQ, isorient):
 				stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
 				check=True
 			)
-			cmd = 'srun '
+			cmd = 'srun -n 2 '
 		except FileNotFoundError:
-			cmd = 'mpirun '
+			cmd = 'mpirun -np 2 '
 		for systs in systems:
 			print(str(countrun)+": "+systs+" started running")
 			os.chdir(systs)