diff --git a/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/job1.cmd b/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/job1.cmd
index 6b1eca08378aadaa2fac4558fb4b1633dd70e468..b164bee5713ec0a4da24a80ccbb6558011ac0d84 100644
--- a/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/job1.cmd
+++ b/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/job1.cmd
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 #@ job_type = parallel
-#@ class = general
-#@ node = 10
+#@ class = test
+#@ node = 2
 #@ tasks_per_node = 4
 #@ island_count=1
 #@ wall_clock_limit = 1:00:00
diff --git a/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/round1_sim3_ompi.py b/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/round1_sim3_ompi.py
index 8145a9a0aab5906bb8aa57fc09438b31dba4233a..d5b44cad4eba7cb72bff181e210e631e1dc4500b 100644
--- a/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/round1_sim3_ompi.py
+++ b/dev-tools/openmpi/pytests/round1_sim3_ompi.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class MesoSampleBuilder(ISampleBuilder):
         substrate_layer.setMaterial(substrate_material)
         particle_decoration = ParticleLayout()
 
-        max_phi_rotation_steps = 180
+        max_phi_rotation_steps = 1
         max_tilt_rotation_steps = 1
 
         phi_step = 2.0*numpy.pi/3.0/max_phi_rotation_steps
diff --git a/dev-tools/openmpi/supermuc.sh b/dev-tools/openmpi/supermuc.sh
index 09442f92648368fd5f5bc3e1986fbf1316f25823..e961562992e7d5f09b55ce2c4548cf3396cc1ce1 100644
--- a/dev-tools/openmpi/supermuc.sh
+++ b/dev-tools/openmpi/supermuc.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module load gcc/4.7
 module load cmake/2.8
 module load fftw/mpi/3.3
 module load gsl
-module load python/2.7_anaconda
+#module load python/2.7_anaconda
 
 export FFTW3=$FFTW_BASE
 export GSL_DIR=$GSL_BASE