diff --git a/examples/deap/GranuleCell1/GranuleCellDeap1.ipynb b/examples/deap/GranuleCell1/GranuleCellDeap1.ipynb
index 235f72b5..e373adcc 100644
--- a/examples/deap/GranuleCell1/GranuleCellDeap1.ipynb
+++ b/examples/deap/GranuleCell1/GranuleCellDeap1.ipynb
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 {
  "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "!nrnivmodl ./mechanisms"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
@@ -59,15 +68,6 @@
     "from IPython import display"
    ]
   },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": [
-    "!nrnivmodl ./mechanisms"
-   ]
-  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@
     "        \n",
     "    return feature_values, times, voltages\n",
     "\n",
-    "orig_features, orig_times, orig_voltages = get_features(orig_conductances)\n",
-    "\n",
-    "# it doesn't work with classes, at least at thi point"
+    "orig_features, orig_times, orig_voltages = get_features(orig_conductances)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@
     "\n",
     "    # Total number of generation to run\n",
     "    #NGEN = 100\n",
-    "    NGEN = 25\n",
+    "    NGEN = 3\n",
     "\n",
     "    # Total population size of EA\n",
     "    ALPHA = POP_SIZE\n",
diff --git a/examples/deap/deap_efel_neuron2.ipynb b/examples/deap/deap_efel_neuron2.ipynb
index 285f807a..a8c6352d 100644
--- a/examples/deap/deap_efel_neuron2.ipynb
+++ b/examples/deap/deap_efel_neuron2.ipynb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# Total number of generation to run\n",
     "#NGEN = 300\n",
-    "NGEN = 100\n",
+    "NGEN = 3\n",
     "\n",
     "# Total population size of EA\n",
     "ALPHA = POP_SIZE\n",