diff --git a/parm/config/config.resources b/parm/config/config.resources
index 16b224f4c2..9af606b5e2 100755
--- a/parm/config/config.resources
+++ b/parm/config/config.resources
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ elif [ $step = "echgres" ]; then
 
     export wtime_echgres="01:00:00"
     export npe_echgres=3
-    export nth_echgres=1
+    export nth_echgres=$npe_node_max
     export npe_node_echgres=1
-    if [[ "$machine" = "WCOSS_DELL_P3" ]]; then export nth_echgres=28 ; fi
 
 elif [ $step = "arch" -o $step = "earc" -o $step = "getic" ]; then