diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index ce25d7d..596e4cf 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -98,21 +98,24 @@ params {
 process {
 
     cache = 'lenient'
-    memory='4.5G'
-    cpus='1'
+    memory = '5G'
+    cpus = 1
     time='6h'
     scratch = false
     container = 'perl:5.24-threaded-buster'
 
     withLabel: aligners {
        errorStrategy = 'retry'
-       memory = '5G'
        cpus = 2
        time = {6.h * task.attempt * task.attempt}
        maxRetries = 4
        container = 'biocorecrg/exorthist_aligners:2.0.0'
     }
 
+    withLabel: big_cpus {
+        cpus = 2
+    }
+
     withLabel: big_mem {
        errorStrategy = 'retry'
        memory = {5.GB * task.attempt}