diff --git a/tools/regression-tests/config_kokkos.yaml b/tools/regression-tests/config_kokkos.yaml
index dba203605d..faf1fc1655 100644
--- a/tools/regression-tests/config_kokkos.yaml
+++ b/tools/regression-tests/config_kokkos.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
   lmp_binary: ""
-  nprocs: "2"
+  nprocs: "4"
   args: "-cite none -k on t 2 -sf kk -pk kokkos newton on neigh half"
   mpiexec: "mpirun"
-  mpiexec_numproc_flag: "-np"
+  mpiexec_numproc_flag: "--host localhost:4 -np"
   tolerance:
     PotEng:
       abs: 1e-4