diff --git a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
index 7f8def4..bc830b9 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     - slurm.conf
     - cgroup.conf
   vars:
+    slurm_exec_node_cores: 3
+    slurm_exec_node_mem: 5000  # RealMemory=5964
     slurm_alloc_nodes_default:
     - name: "{{slurm_prefix+'-submit1'}}"
     alloc_nodes: "{{ slurm_alloc_nodes_default + extra_nodes | default([])}}"
diff --git a/roles/slurm/templates/slurm.conf.j2 b/roles/slurm/templates/slurm.conf.j2
index 2f9e009..a4cb8ed 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/templates/slurm.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/slurm/templates/slurm.conf.j2
@@ -163,10 +163,15 @@ SlurmSchedLogFile={{slurm_log_path_sched}}
 #
 #
 # COMPUTE NODES
-NodeName=slurm-exec[1-{{num_nodes}}] CPUs=2 CoresPerSocket=2 State=UNKNOWN
+NodeName=slurm-exec[1-{{ num_nodes }}] CPUs={{ slurm_exec_node_cores }} {{''
+	}} RealMemory={{ slurm_exec_node_mem }} {{''
+	}} CoresPerSocket={{ slurm_exec_node_cores }} State=UNKNOWN
+# RealMemory=5964
 {% for i in alloc_nodes -%}
 NodeName={{i.name}}
 	{%- if i.hostname is defined %} NodeHostname={{i.hostname}} {% endif %}
 	State=UNKNOWN
 {% endfor %}
-PartitionName=debug Nodes=slurm-exec[1-{{num_nodes}}] AllocNodes={{alloc_nodes |map(attribute='name') | join(',')}} Default=YES MaxTime=INFINITE State=UP
+PartitionName=debug Nodes=slurm-exec[1-{{num_nodes}}] {{ ''
+	}} AllocNodes={{alloc_nodes |map(attribute='name') | join(',')}} {{ ''
+	}} Default=YES MaxTime=INFINITE State=UP