diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/options/calorimeter_clustering.py b/benchmarks/clustering/options/calorimeter_clustering.py
index d71d80f0594eab1ce9582f780c700131fb5e156d..a45e642a7cc4e694a14dce0cc6cf7aba21a27f3f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/options/calorimeter_clustering.py
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/options/calorimeter_clustering.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ crystal_ec_reco = CrystalEndcapsReco("crystal_ec_reco",
 ecal_reco = EMCalReconstruction("ecal_reco", 
         inputHitCollection="RawEcalBarrelHits", 
         outputHitCollection="RecEcalBarrelHits",
+        samplingFraction=0.25,
         minModuleEdep=0.0*units.MeV)
 
 ec_barrel_cluster = IslandCluster("ec_barrel_cluster", 
diff --git a/benchmarks/rich/config.yml b/benchmarks/rich/config.yml
index ff140147d9341588afa043de0dde62f82fc8f07f..e76e89d0b4b774146f5d31ad49d23cba1e28ce1b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/rich/config.yml
+++ b/benchmarks/rich/config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ rich_job_x:
   stage: run
   script:
     - bash benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
-  allow_failure: true
+      #allow_failure: true
 
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh b/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
index 97db2cf1bddad2cc340229ccbcf2a095ab15a3eb..4338a01128a48641507652e8d43c4e59a0d1720a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 #fi
 
 #### skipping 
-return 
+exit 0 
 
 
 npsim --runType batch \