diff --git a/ci/scripts/test.sh b/ci/scripts/test.sh
index 780e47092a388d998d564a60ae8a63aa15db6442..dab2668f5421740c735cdc2eff22d056ee83051a 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/test.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ RUN_LONG_TESTS=${RUN_LONG_TESTS:-false}
 
 COMMON_TEST_OPTIONS=''
 TEST_DIR="$HYSOP_DIR"
-COMMON_EXAMPLE_OPTIONS='-VNC -d16 -cp float -maxit 2'
+COMMON_EXAMPLE_OPTIONS='-VNC -d16 -cp float -maxit 2 --autotuner-max-candidates 1'
 EXAMPLE_DIR="$HYSOP_DIR/../hysop_examples/examples"
 
 hysop_test() {
diff --git a/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_periodic.py b/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_periodic.py
index c4a635967025c25e804c91f3ea1a64016b8cee42..49e315386882e02dffb0109f423d2bf87e220d90 100644
--- a/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_periodic.py
+++ b/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_periodic.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def compute(args):
 
     # Define the domain
     dim = args.ndim
-    npts=N
+    npts = args.npts
     box = Box(origin=Xo, length=np.subtract(Xn,Xo))
     
     # Get default MPI Parameters from domain (even for serial jobs)
diff --git a/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_symmetrized.py b/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_symmetrized.py
index 0fcfdcb60a68791b79d04732a87334d8c4c60ae0..ff6fb85ccf30127ef116aef2d1f5cd562512af52 100644
--- a/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_symmetrized.py
+++ b/hysop_examples/examples/particles_above_salt/particles_above_salt_symmetrized.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def compute(args):
 
     # Define the domain
     dim = args.ndim
-    npts = (2048,8192)
+    npts = args.npts
     Xo = (0,0)
     Xn = (2400,750)
     box = Box(origin=Xo, length=np.subtract(Xn,Xo))