diff --git a/src/run-submit-pol-job.py b/src/run-submit-pol-job.py
index 21be17f3ea8f0eb406f2d5f1883e570850efb231..4ab3f91685d7ddeae4b16e8471991c788c44e58e 100755
--- a/src/run-submit-pol-job.py
+++ b/src/run-submit-pol-job.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def parse_args():
     sbatch = parser.add_argument_group('sbatch parameters')
     sbatch.add_argument('-N','--nodes',type=int,default=1,
                         help='Number of nodes to run job across')
-    sbatch.add_argument('-n','--ntasks',type=int,default=16,
+    sbatch.add_argument('-c','--cores',type=int,default=16,
                         help='Number of cores to request')
     sbatch.add_argument('-p','--partition',type=str,default='amd-hdr100,medium',
                         help='Partition to submit job to. Can be a comma-separated list of multiple partitions')
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ def validate_nodes(n):
     if not isinstance(n,int) and n >= 1 and n <= 4:
         raise ValueError('Nodes must be an integer between 1 and 4')
 
-def validate_ntasks(n):
+def validate_cores(n):
     if not isinstance(n,int) and n >= 1 and n <= 48:
-        raise ValueError('Ntasks must be an integer between 1 and 48')
+        raise ValueError('Cores must be an integer between 1 and 48')
 
 # Need to validate that the output directory exists. This will not create a directory that does not already exist.
 def validate_output_directory(outdir):
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def main():
     args['device'] = validate_device(args['device'])
 
     validate_nodes(args['nodes'])
-    validate_ntasks(args['ntasks'])
+    validate_cores(args['cores'])
     validate_mem(args['mem_per_cpu'])
     validate_time(args['time'])
     args['partition'] = validate_partition(args['partition'])
@@ -128,11 +128,13 @@ def main():
     if args['outfile'] is None:
         args['outfile'] = create_default_outfile(args['device'])
 
-    cmd = "./submit-pol-job -o {outdir} -f {outfile} -N {nodes} -n {ntasks} -p {partition} -t {time} -m {mem_per_cpu} {device}".format(**args)
+    cmd = "./submit-pol-job -o {outdir} -f {outfile} -N {nodes} -c {cores} -p {partition} -t {time} -m {mem_per_cpu} {device}".format(**args)
     if args['with_dirs']:
         cmd = f'{cmd} --with-dirs'
-
-    print(cmd)
+    
+    print(f"Command: {cmd}")
+    proc = subprocess.run(cmd,shell=True)
+    proc.communicate()
     exit()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/submit-pol-job b/src/submit-pol-job
index bb92af7f2ed6c7acb3e553428bf8126231842e54..ecba3262d3ab8b9ef7cce3d3a2dcccacd717d394 100755
--- a/src/submit-pol-job
+++ b/src/submit-pol-job
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 ############################################################
 
 nodes=1
-ntasks=16
+cores=16
 mem_per_cpu="8G"
 time="24:00:00"
 partition="amd-hdr100,medium"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ usage()
 {
 >&2 cat << EOF
 Usage: $0 [ -h ] [ -o | --outdir ] [ -f | --outfile ] [ --with-dirs ] 
-          [ -N | --nodes ] [ -n | --ntasks ] [ -p | --partition] 
+          [ -N | --nodes ] [ -c | --cores ] [ -p | --partition] 
           [ -t | --time ] [ -m | --mem-per-cpu ]
           device
 EOF
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ as root or via the run-submit-pol-job.py script. The default policy file is
 ./policy/list-path-external
 
 Usage: $0 [ -h ] [ -o | --outdir ] [ -f | --outfile ] [ --with-dirs ] 
-          [ -N | --nodes ] [ -n | --ntasks ] [ -p | --partition ] 
+          [ -N | --nodes ] [ -c | --cores ] [ -p | --partition ] 
           [ -t | --time ] [ -m | --mem ]
           device
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Policy Options:
 
 sbatch options:
     -N|--nodes          Number of nodes to run the job on (default: 1)
-    -n|--ntasks         Number of tasks (default: 16)
+    -c|--cores         Number of cores (default: 16)
     -p|--partition      Partition to submit tasks to 
                             (default: amd-hdr100,medium)
     -t|--time           Max walltime (default: 24:00:00)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ EOF
 exit 0
 }
 
-args=$(getopt -a -o ho:f:N:n:p:t:m: --long help,outdir:,outfile:,with-dirs,nodes:,ntasks:,partition:,time:,mem: -- "$@")
+args=$(getopt -a -o ho:f:N:c:p:t:m: --long help,outdir:,outfile:,with-dirs,nodes:,cores:,partition:,time:,mem: -- "$@")
 
 if [[ $? -gt 0 ]]; then
   usage
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ do
     -f | --outfile)     outfile=$2                          ; shift 2 ;;
     --with-dirs)        policy="./policy/list-path-dirplus" ; shift 1 ;;
     -N | --nodes)       nodes=$2                            ; shift 2 ;;
-    -n | --ntasks)      ntasks=$2                           ; shift 2 ;;
+    -c | --cores)      cores=$2                           ; shift 2 ;;
     -p | --partition)   partition=$2                        ; shift 2 ;;
     -t | --time)        time=$2                             ; shift 2 ;;
     -m | --mem-per-cpu) mem_per_cpu=$2                      ; shift 2 ;;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ DIR=$outdir POLICYFILE=$policy FILESYSTEM=${device} OUTFILE=${outfile} && \
 DIR=$DIR POLICYFILE=$POLICYFILE FILESYSTEM=${FILESYSTEM} OUTFILE=${OUTFILE} \
 sbatch \
    -N $nodes \
-   -n $ntasks \
+   -c $cores \
    -t $time \
    --mem-per-cpu=$mem_per_cpu \
    -p $partition \