diff --git a/system/main.c b/system/main.c
index c66a77134c..0c50142cff 100644
--- a/system/main.c
+++ b/system/main.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     argc -= 5;
 
-    unsigned int num_tasks = 5;
+    unsigned int num_tasks = 2;
     int full_input_room = (int)pow(input_size, num_tasks);
     printf("Full input room: %d\n", full_input_room);
     unsigned long *deltas = malloc(full_input_room * sizeof(unsigned long));