diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 8ffef850c329051525165aa66678187c8e9a7ae5..df98458a54221fe7cb0d8290e3f0e7e5897524c9 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
 cd openfpm_numerics
 
 
-mpirun -np $3 ../build/openfpm_numerics/src/numerics
+mpirun --oversubscribe -np $3 ../build/openfpm_numerics/src/numerics
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    curl -X POST --data "payload={\"icon_emoji\": \":jenkins:\", \"username\": \"jenkins\"  , \"attachments\":[{ \"title\":\"Error:\", \"color\": \"#FF0000\", \"text\":\"$2 failed to complete the openfpm_numerics test \" }] }" https://hooks.slack.com/services/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
    exit 1 ;