diff --git a/conf/nyu_hpc.config b/conf/nyu_hpc.config
index def88daa6..aaf73197b 100644
--- a/conf/nyu_hpc.config
+++ b/conf/nyu_hpc.config
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ singularity.enabled = true
 process {
     executor = 'slurm'
     clusterOptions = '--export=NONE'
-    maxRetries = 2
+    scratch = true
+    maxRetries = 3
+    errorStrategy = { task.attempt <=3 ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
+    cache = 'lenient'
 }
 
 executor {