diff --git a/tests/simulator/test_run.py b/tests/simulator/test_run.py
index 8480db130..f8a4e687e 100644
--- a/tests/simulator/test_run.py
+++ b/tests/simulator/test_run.py
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ def tearDown(self):
     def test_run(self):
         sim = config()
         self.register_diag_dir_for_cleanup(diag_dir)
-        Simulator(sim).run()
+        Simulator(sim).run().reset()
         if cpp.mpi_rank() == 0:
             plot(diag_dir)
 
-        for time in timestamps:
-            for q in ["divb", "Ranks", "N", "jz"]:
-                assert_file_exists_with_size_at_least(plot_file_for_qty(q, time))
-
-            for c in ["x", "y", "z"]:
-                assert_file_exists_with_size_at_least(plot_file_for_qty(f"b{c}", time))
+            for time in timestamps:
+                for q in ["divb", "Ranks", "N", "jz"]:
+                    assert_file_exists_with_size_at_least(plot_file_for_qty(q, time))
+    
+                for c in ["x", "y", "z"]:
+                    assert_file_exists_with_size_at_least(plot_file_for_qty(f"b{c}", time))
 
         cpp.mpi_barrier()
 
diff --git a/tools/config/config.py b/tools/config/config.py
index 49ac7718f..bcf381315 100644
--- a/tools/config/config.py
+++ b/tools/config/config.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def write_local_cmake_file(mpi_results):
         if mpi_type == "OMPI":
             # work around for https://github.com/open-mpi/ompi/issues/10761#issuecomment-1236909802
             file.write(
-                """set (PHARE_MPIRUN_POSTFIX "${PHARE_MPIRUN_POSTFIX} --bind-to none")
+                """set (PHARE_MPIRUN_POSTFIX "${PHARE_MPIRUN_POSTFIX};--bind-to;none")
                 """
             )
 
diff --git a/tools/python3/plotting.py b/tools/python3/plotting.py
index 6da7e0601..5db7d9824 100644
--- a/tools/python3/plotting.py
+++ b/tools/python3/plotting.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def plot_run_timer_data(diag_dir=None, rank=0):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
         parser.add_argument("-d", "--dir", default=".", help="Diagnostics directory")
         diag_dir = parser.parse_args().dir
-    run = Run(diag_dir, single_hier_for_all_quantities=True)
+    run = Run(diag_dir)
     res = phloping.file_parser(run, rank, Path(f".phare_times.{rank}.txt"))
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     L0X = res.time_steps_for_L(0)