diff --git a/templates/qe/6.4/data.qe.container.config b/templates/qe/6.4/data.qe.container.config
index a32e62f83745effa1fe8923426238d0109e7d802..4dfa94a74abe7b65cb2efff685b2d3e6254d61d5 100644
--- a/templates/qe/6.4/data.qe.container.config
+++ b/templates/qe/6.4/data.qe.container.config
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ make install
 make clean
 
 [RUN]
-#container-run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -x OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 -np 96 singularity exec xx.sif /hpcrunner/q-e-qe-6.4.1/bin pw.x -input /hpcrunner/workloads/QE/qe-test/test_3.in
-run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -x OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 -np 96
+#container-run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -x OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 -np $(nproc) singularity exec xx.sif /hpcrunner/q-e-qe-6.4.1/bin pw.x -input /hpcrunner/workloads/QE/qe-test/test_3.in
+run = mpirun --allow-run-as-root -x OMP_NUM_THREADS=1 -np $(nproc)
 binary = pw.x -input test_3.in
 nodes = 1
 
 [PERF]
-perf = 
\ No newline at end of file
+perf =