diff --git a/executables/nr-ru.c b/executables/nr-ru.c
index 2a683147df..2597b3f50c 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ru.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ru.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ unsigned short config_frames[4] = {2,9,11,13};
 static int DEFBANDS[] = {7};
 static int DEFENBS[] = {0};
 static int DEFBFW[] = {0x00007fff};
-static int DEFRUTPCORES[] = {2,4,6,8};
+static int DEFRUTPCORES[] = {-1,-1,-1,-1};
 //static int DEFNRBANDS[] = {7};
 //static int DEFGNBS[] = {0};
 
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
index 1e04d03548..0f7e762810 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ typedef enum {
     {CONFIG_STRING_RU_RXFH_CORE_ID, HLP_RU_RXFH_CORE_ID,       0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:0,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
     {CONFIG_STRING_RU_TXFH_CORE_ID, HLP_RU_TXFH_CORE_ID,       0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:0,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
     {CONFIG_STRING_RU_TP_CORES, HLP_RU_TP_CORES,               0,       uptr:NULL,       defintarrayval:DEFRUTPCORES,  TYPE_INTARRAY,    8}, \
-    {CONFIG_STRING_RU_NUM_TP_CORES, HLP_RU_NUM_TP_CORES,       0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:4,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
+    {CONFIG_STRING_RU_NUM_TP_CORES, HLP_RU_NUM_TP_CORES,       0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:2,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
     {CONFIG_STRING_RU_NUM_INTERFACES, HLP_RU_NUM_INTERFACES,    0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:1,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
     {CONFIG_STRING_RU_HALF_SLOT_PARALLELIZATION, HLP_RU_HALF_SLOT_PARALLELIZATION,    0,       uptr:NULL,       defintval:1,             TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
   }