diff --git a/wfl/generate/md/__init__.py b/wfl/generate/md/__init__.py
index 6f0399eb..56e4944c 100644
--- a/wfl/generate/md/__init__.py
+++ b/wfl/generate/md/__init__.py
@@ -113,29 +113,37 @@ def _sample_autopara_wrappable(atoms, calculator, steps, dt, integrator="NVTBere
         logger_constructor = logger_kwargs.pop("logger", MDLogger)
         logger_logfile = logger_kwargs.get("logfile", "-")
 
-    if temperature_tau is None and (temperature is not None and not isinstance(temperature, (float, int))):
-        raise RuntimeError(f'NVE (temperature_tau is None) can only accept temperature=float for initial T, got {type(temperature)}')
-
-    if temperature is not None:
-        if isinstance(temperature, (float, int)):
-            # float into a list
-            temperature = [temperature]
-        if not isinstance(temperature[0], dict):
-            # create a stage dict from a constant or ramp
-            t_stage_data = temperature
-            # start with constant
-            t_stage = {'T_i': t_stage_data[0], 'T_f': t_stage_data[0], 'traj_frac': 1.0, 'n_stages': 10, 'steps': steps}
-            if len(t_stage_data) >= 2:
-                # set different final T for ramp
-                t_stage['T_f'] = t_stage_data[1]
-            if len(t_stage_data) >= 3:
-                # set number of stages
-                t_stage['n_stages'] = t_stage_data[2]
-            temperature = [t_stage]
-        else:
-            for t_stage in temperature:
-                if 'n_stages' not in t_stage:
-                    t_stage['n_stages'] = 10
+    def _get_pressure(atoms):
+        return atoms.info.get("WFL_MD_PRESSURE", pressure)
+
+    def _get_temperature(atoms):
+        temperature_use = atoms.info.get("WFL_MD_TEMPERATURE", temperature)
+
+        if temperature_tau is None and (temperature_use is not None and not isinstance(temperature_use, (float, int))):
+            raise RuntimeError(f'NVE (temperature_tau is None) can only accept temperature=float for initial T, got {type(temperature_use)}')
+
+        if temperature_use is not None:
+            if isinstance(temperature_use, (float, int)):
+                # float into a list
+                temperature_use = [temperature_use]
+            if not isinstance(temperature_use[0], dict):
+                # create a stage dict from a constant or ramp
+                t_stage_data = temperature_use
+                # start with constant
+                t_stage = {'T_i': t_stage_data[0], 'T_f': t_stage_data[0], 'traj_frac': 1.0, 'n_stages': 10, 'steps': steps}
+                if len(t_stage_data) >= 2:
+                    # set different final T for ramp
+                    t_stage['T_f'] = t_stage_data[1]
+                if len(t_stage_data) >= 3:
+                    # set number of stages
+                    t_stage['n_stages'] = t_stage_data[2]
+                temperature_use = [t_stage]
+            else:
+                for t_stage in temperature_use:
+                    if 'n_stages' not in t_stage:
+                        t_stage['n_stages'] = 10
+
+        return temperature_use
 
     for at_i, at in enumerate(atoms_to_list(atoms)):
         # get rng from autopara_per_item info if available ("rng" arg that was passed in was
@@ -143,12 +151,15 @@ def _sample_autopara_wrappable(atoms, calculator, steps, dt, integrator="NVTBere
         rng = _autopara_per_item_info[at_i].get("rng")
         item_i = _autopara_per_item_info[at_i].get("item_i")
 
+        temperature_use = _get_temperature(at)
+        pressure_use = _get_pressure(at)
+
         at.calc = calculator
-        if pressure is not None and compressibility_au is None:
-            pressure = sample_pressure(pressure, at, rng=rng)
+        if pressure_use is not None and compressibility_au is None:
+            pressure_use = sample_pressure(pressure_use, at, rng=rng)
             at.info['MD_pressure_GPa'] = pressure
             # convert to ASE internal units
-            pressure *= GPa
+            pressure_use *= GPa
 
             E0 = at.get_potential_energy()
             c0 = at.get_cell()
@@ -160,17 +171,17 @@ def _sample_autopara_wrappable(atoms, calculator, steps, dt, integrator="NVTBere
             d2E_dF2 = (Ep + Em - 2.0 * E0) / (compressibility_fd_displ ** 2)
             compressibility_au = at.get_volume() / d2E_dF2
 
-        if temperature is not None:
+        if temperature_use is not None:
             # set initial temperature
             assert rng is not None
-            MaxwellBoltzmannDistribution(at, temperature_K=temperature[0]['T_i'], force_temp=True, communicator=None, rng=rng)
+            MaxwellBoltzmannDistribution(at, temperature_K=temperature_use[0]['T_i'], force_temp=True, communicator=None, rng=rng)
             Stationary(at, preserve_temperature=True)
 
         stage_kwargs = {'timestep': dt * fs, 'logfile': logfile}
 
         if temperature_tau is None:
             # NVE
-            if pressure is not None:
+            if pressure_use is not None:
                 raise RuntimeError('Cannot do NPH dynamics')
             md_constructor = VelocityVerlet
             # one stage, simple
@@ -182,7 +193,7 @@ def _sample_autopara_wrappable(atoms, calculator, steps, dt, integrator="NVTBere
             all_stage_kwargs = []
             all_run_kwargs = []
 
-            if pressure is not None:
+            if pressure_use is not None:
                 md_constructor = NPTBerendsen
                 stage_kwargs['pressure_au'] = pressure
                 stage_kwargs['compressibility_au'] = compressibility_au
@@ -199,7 +210,7 @@ def _sample_autopara_wrappable(atoms, calculator, steps, dt, integrator="NVTBere
                     assert rng is not None
                     stage_kwargs["rng"] = rng
 
-            for t_stage_i, t_stage in enumerate(temperature):
+            for t_stage_i, t_stage in enumerate(temperature_use):
                 stage_steps = t_stage['traj_frac'] * steps
 
                 if t_stage['T_f'] == t_stage['T_i']: