diff --git a/project/ana_cov_comp/README_perlmutter.md b/project/ana_cov_comp/README_perlmutter.md
index 9518ad5e..5c1f4c7d 100644
--- a/project/ana_cov_comp/README_perlmutter.md
+++ b/project/ana_cov_comp/README_perlmutter.md
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ python python/get_2pt_ewin_alms.py paramfiles/cov_dr6_v4_20231128.dict"
 
 ## Couplings:
 ```bash
-sbatch paramfiles/2pt_coupling_matrices.slurm 
+alias shortjob="sbatch --time 2:00:00 paramfiles/1perlmutternode.slurm $1"  # short QOS
+shortjob "srun --ntasks 1 --cpus-per-task 128 --cpu-bind=cores python -u \
+python python/get_2pt_coupling_matrices.py paramfiles/cov_dr6_v4_20231128.dict"
 ```
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/project/ana_cov_comp/paramfiles/2pt_coupling_matrices.slurm b/project/ana_cov_comp/paramfiles/2pt_coupling_matrices.slurm
deleted file mode 100644
index e27e2515..00000000
--- a/project/ana_cov_comp/paramfiles/2pt_coupling_matrices.slurm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-#SBATCH -A mp107
-#SBATCH -C cpu
-#SBATCH -n 1                # node count
-#SBATCH -c 128
-#SBATCH -q regular
-#SBATCH -t 2:00:00
-#SBATCH --output=slurmoutput/R-%j.out
-
-cd /pscratch/sd/x/xzackli/so/PSpipe_ana_cov_comp/project/ana_cov_comp
-base_dir=/pscratch/sd/x/xzackli/so/envs/ps
-pyenv_dir=${base_dir}/pyenv/perlmutter
-export SOFIND_SYSTEM=perlmutter
-export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:${software_dir}
-source ${pyenv_dir}/bin/activate
-
-export OMP_NUM_THREADS=128
-
-python python/get_2pt_coupling_matrices.py paramfiles/cov_dr6_v4_20231128.dict