diff --git a/ush/load_modules_run_task.sh b/ush/load_modules_run_task.sh
index 59e3e156f..28b0f5647 100755
--- a/ush/load_modules_run_task.sh
+++ b/ush/load_modules_run_task.sh
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ jjob_fp="$2"
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 
-module purge
-
 machine=$(echo_lowercase $MACHINE)
 env_fp="${SR_WX_APP_TOP_DIR}/env/${BUILD_ENV_FN}"
 module use "${SR_WX_APP_TOP_DIR}/env"
diff --git a/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh b/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
index d32b1f90d..a707901db 100755
--- a/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
+++ b/ush/machine/cheyenne.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ FIXLAM_NCO_BASEDIR=${FIXLAM_NCO_BASEDIR:-"/needs/to/be/specified"}
 
 RUN_CMD_SERIAL="time"
 RUN_CMD_UTILS='mpirun -np $nprocs'
-RUN_CMD_FCST='mpirun -np $nprocs'
+RUN_CMD_FCST='mpirun -np ${PE_MEMBER01}'
 RUN_CMD_POST='mpirun -np $nprocs'
 
 # MET Installation Locations