diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 157374d4c7c1224768332810c40103f6aea4646c..43481cd2010f452ed32063645bf3da9f8e6a8f13 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ stages:
                 export CC=mpicc;
           fi
         # all cores including hyperthreading
-#        - export NUM_CORES=$(grep "core id" /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
-#       # all pyhsical cores
-        - export NUM_CORES=$(grep "core id" /proc/cpuinfo | sort -u | wc -l)
+        - export NUM_CORES=$(grep "core id" /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
+        # all pyhsical cores
+#        - export NUM_CORES=$(grep "core id" /proc/cpuinfo | sort -u | wc -l)
         # ninja does not have -l
 #        - export MAKEFLAGS="-l$(echo 1.5*$NUM_CORES | bc) -j$NUM_CORES"
         - export NINJAFLAGS="-j$NUM_CORES"