diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hpcr_intel b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hpcr_intel
index f5e094b8c..7f654b602 100644
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hpcr_intel
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/env.hpcr_intel
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ source $ssmuse -x main/opt/hdf5-netcdf4/serial/shared/inteloneapi-2021.3.0/01 #
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_MACHNAME hpcr
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ENVNAME intel
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_MAKE make
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR ~/cice-dirs/runs 
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_WKDIR ~/data/site3/cice/runs/
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA /home/ords/cmdd/cmde/sice500/
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE ~/cice-dirs/baselines
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_BASELINE ~/data/site3/cice/baseline/
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_SUBMIT "qsub"
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_TPNODE 36
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_ACCT P0000000
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QUEUE "debug"
-setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 4
+setenv ICE_MACHINE_BLDTHRDS 24
 setenv ICE_MACHINE_QSTAT "qstat "
 
 if (-e ~/.cice_proj) then