diff --git a/include/metalsvm/config.h b/include/metalsvm/config.h
index cfabb277..f70fdd4c 100644
--- a/include/metalsvm/config.h
+++ b/include/metalsvm/config.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define METALSVM_VERSION	"0.1"
 #define MAX_TASKS		16
-#define MAX_CORES		4
+#define MAX_CORES		1
 #define MAX_FNAME		128
 #define DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE	(32*1024)
 #define KERNEL_STACK_SIZE	8192