diff --git a/src/run.cpp b/src/run.cpp
index baf9d44..eb263f8 100644
--- a/src/run.cpp
+++ b/src/run.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ double run_bench(const bench_input &input, const std::string &output_file) {
 
     tug::Simulation<TugType> sim(grid, boundary);
 
+    if (const char *out = std::getenv("OMP_NUM_THREADS")) {
+      int ompNumThreads = std::stoi(out, NULL);
+      sim.setNumberThreads(ompNumThreads);
+    }
+    
     sim.setTimestep(input.timestep);
     sim.setIterations(input.iterations);