diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/framework/lofarpipe/support/remotecommand.py b/CEP/Pipeline/framework/lofarpipe/support/remotecommand.py
index 9bde0ca9846040d236d8a90484a1473e74883a37..e6ccaa88d3f5d7aaab07852984b810836afbaa60 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/framework/lofarpipe/support/remotecommand.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/framework/lofarpipe/support/remotecommand.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def run_via_custom_cmdline(logger, host, command, environment, arguments, config
 
       command      = commandStr,
       job_name     = jobname(command),
-      nr_cores     = resources.get("cores", 1),
+      nr_cores     = resources.get("cores", 2),
     ).split()
 
     logger.debug("Dispatching command to %s with custom_cmdline: %s" % (host, full_command_line))