diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5d3a93b5ee68304e0f29ebbc3b3b640992821fb..02e65ceaf3cf527b2b59b0aa1f45df6dcf3d98d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,10 +18,29 @@ make dist
 ```
 This leads to the file `icon-2.6.0.tar.bz2`, which can be distributed to the students.
 
+## VSC reservation info and usage
+
+To check the reservation: 
+```
+scontrol show reservation=p72044
+```
+
+To use the reservation on the command line:
+```
+--reservation=p72044
+```
+
+```
+To use the reservation in a job script:
+#SBATCH --reservation=p72044
+```
+
 ## Recipe for students: how to get, configure and compile ICON on VSC4
 
 Reserve a node for interactive use, do not work on the login nodes. See [VSC Wiki](https://docs.vsc.ac.at/running_jobs/interactive_jobs/).
 
+
+
 ```
 interactivejobs -N 1 skylake_0096 --qos skylake_0096 --exclusive -t 2:00:00
 ```
diff --git a/runs/amip/exp.amip.run b/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
index e14980dff6707ce94b50893a59bf809f0012e608..864953a7dc62a241b4536b18c147e241b36df9ea 100755
--- a/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
+++ b/runs/amip/exp.amip.run
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 #SBATCH --account=p72044
 #SBATCH --partition=skylake_0096
 #SBATCH --qos=skylake_0096
+#SBATCH --qos=skylake_0096_devel
 #SBATCH --job-name=amip
-#SBATCH --nodes=3 
+##SBATCH --nodes=3 
+#SBATCH --nodes=1 
 #SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=48
 #SBATCH --ntasks-per-core=1
-#SBATCH --output=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climmodlab-s2025/runs/amip/logfiles/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
-#SBATCH --error=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climmodlab-s2025/runs/amip/logfiles/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
+#SBATCH --output=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/amip/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
+#SBATCH --error=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/amip/LOG.exp.amip.run.%j.o
 #SBATCH --exclusive
-#SBATCH --time=02:30:00
+##SBATCH --time=02:30:00
+#SBATCH --time=00:05:00
 #SBATCH --mail-user=aiko.voigt@univie.ac.at
 #SBATCH --mail-type=BEGIN,END,FAIL
 
@@ -38,8 +41,8 @@ nproma=16
 # SIMULATION NAME
 EXP=amip
 
-ICONFOLDER=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/icon-esm-univie       # DIRECTORY OF ICON MODEL CODE
-RUNSCRIPTDIR=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/amip/
+ICONFOLDER=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/icon-esm-univie       # DIRECTORY OF ICON MODEL CODE
+RUNSCRIPTDIR=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/msc-climate-modeling-lab-s2025-code-4-students/runs/amip/
 basedir=$ICONFOLDER # icon base directory
 
 . ${ICONFOLDER}/run/add_run_routines
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ ln -sfv $aerosols_dir/bc_aeropt_kinne_sw_b14_coa.nc .
 ln -sfv $aerosols_dir/bc_aeropt_kinne_sw_b14_fin_1850.nc bc_aeropt_kinne_sw_b14_fin.nc
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model]
-model_dir=/home/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/icon-esm-univie
+model_dir=/gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/climlab_s2025/icon-esm-univie
 
 # [files.atmosphere.model.data]
 ln -sfv $model_dir/data/lsdata.nc .
@@ -428,7 +431,6 @@ EOF
 # ---------------
 
 cat > NAMELIST_lnd << EOF
-
 &jsb_model_nml
     usecase = 'jsbach_pfts'
     use_lakes = .true.