diff --git a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_GparityIwasakiGauge.cc b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_GparityIwasakiGauge.cc
index 7f74d5d8..d4bfa0a5 100644
--- a/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_GparityIwasakiGauge.cc
+++ b/tests/hmc/Test_hmc_GparityIwasakiGauge.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   CheckpointerParameters CPparams;  
   CPparams.config_prefix = "ckpoint_EODWF_lat";
   CPparams.rng_prefix = "ckpoint_EODWF_rng";
-  CPparams.saveInterval = 5;
+  CPparams.saveInterval = 1;
   CPparams.format = "IEEE64BIG";
   
   TheHMC.Resources.LoadNerscCheckpointer(CPparams);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // that have a complex construction
   // standard
   RealD beta = 2.6 ;
-  const int nu = 3;
+  const int nu = 1;
   std::vector<int> twists(Nd,0);
   twists[nu] = 1;
   ConjugateGimplD::setDirections(twists);