diff --git a/runs/amip/exp.amip.run b/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
index 50c0d7ff5c9b46548d41bcb657920e68d60fbe64..24fd9ca1c2f87472bee53637e25f2e1a148860ed 100755
--- a/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
+++ b/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #SBATCH --output=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/msc-climmodlab-s2024/runs/amip/logfiles/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
 #SBATCH --error=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2024/msc-climmodlab-s2024/runs/amip/logfiles/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
 #SBATCH --exclusive
-#SBATCH --time=00:10:00
+#SBATCH --time=02:30:00
 #SBATCH --mail-user=aiko.voigt@univie.ac.at
 #SBATCH --mail-type=BEGIN,END,FAIL
 
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ ulimit -s unlimited # unsets limits for RAM
 no_of_nodes=3
 mpi_procs_pernode=48
 ((mpi_total_procs=no_of_nodes * mpi_procs_pernode))
+
+# manual fix for mpi pinning with intel mpirun on vsc
+# see https://wiki.vsc.ac.at/doku.php?id=doku:vsc5quickstart#intel_mpi
+export I_MPI_PIN_RESPECT_CPUSET=0
+
 #
 # blocking length
 # ---------------
 nproma=16
 
-
-
 #=============================================================================
 # Input variables:
 
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ cat > NAMELIST_atm << EOF
     ltransport = .true. ! transport
     iforcing = 2 ! 0: none, 1: HS, 2: ECHAM, 3: NWP
     output = 'nml'
-    msg_level = 12 ! level of details report during integration
+    msg_level = 8 ! level of details report during integration
     restart_filename = 'AMIP-VSC4_restart_atm_<rsttime>.nc'
     activate_sync_timers = .true.
 /