diff --git a/.ci/start_mapdl_student.sh b/.ci/start_mapdl_student.sh
index 1b4be17d12..1adaa7337b 100755
--- a/.ci/start_mapdl_student.sh
+++ b/.ci/start_mapdl_student.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ docker run \
     -p $PYMAPDL_DB_PORT:50055 \
     --shm-size=2gb \
     -e P_SCHEMA=/ansys_inc/v241/ansys/ac4/schema \
-    $MAPDL_IMAGE \
-    -smp -np 2 > log.txt &
-grep -q 'Server listening on' <(timeout 60 tail -f log.txt)
+    $MAPDL_IMAGE > log.txt &
+# grep -q 'Server listening on' <(timeout 60 tail -f log.txt)