diff --git a/publication/script/master_script.sh b/publication/script/master_script.sh
index 619576e..ff30909 100755
--- a/publication/script/master_script.sh
+++ b/publication/script/master_script.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fi
 
 # Build the project
 green_echo "Building the project..."
-cmake --build "$CLONED_DIR/build" -j 6
+cmake --build "$CLONED_DIR/build" -j 16
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   red_echo "CMake build failed."
   exit 1
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ else
     red_echo "CMake configuration failed for BENCH_PED."
     exit 1
   fi
-  cmake --build "$PED_DIR/build" -j 6
+  cmake --build "$PED_DIR/build" -j 16
   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     red_echo "Build failed for BENCH_PED."
     exit 1
diff --git a/publication/script/run_end_to_end.sh b/publication/script/run_end_to_end.sh
index c9e5e0c..46cc1a9 100755
--- a/publication/script/run_end_to_end.sh
+++ b/publication/script/run_end_to_end.sh
@@ -6,16 +6,30 @@
 #declare -a threads=("1" "8" "16")
 
 declare -a datasets=("food_prices")
-declare -a schemes=("alp" )
-declare -a queries=("scan" )
+declare -a schemes=("alp")
+declare -a queries=("scan")
 declare -a threads=("1")
 
+# Ensure CLONED_DIR is set
+if [ -z "$CLONED_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Error: CLONED_DIR is not set. Please set it before running this script."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Iterate through combinations
 for scheme in "${schemes[@]}"; do
   for query in "${queries[@]}"; do
     for thread in "${threads[@]}"; do
       for dataset in "${datasets[@]}"; do
-        /home/ubuntu/alp/cmake-build-release-i4i/publication/source_code/bench_end_to_end/run_query "$thread" "$query" "$scheme" "$dataset"
+        # Execute the command
+        "$CLONED_DIR/build/publication/source_code/bench_end_to_end/run_query" "$thread" "$query" "$scheme" "$dataset"
+        # Check for errors
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Error: Command failed for dataset='$dataset', scheme='$scheme', query='$query', thread='$thread'."
+          exit 1
+        fi
       done
     done
   done
 done
+