diff --git a/element_interface/run_caiman.py b/element_interface/run_caiman.py
index 5ca74d4..d45eda0 100644
--- a/element_interface/run_caiman.py
+++ b/element_interface/run_caiman.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def run_caiman(
     opts = params.CNMFParams(params_dict=parameters)
 
     c, dview, n_processes = cm.cluster.setup_cluster(
-        backend="local", n_processes=None, single_thread=True
+        backend="multiprocessing", n_processes=None
     )
 
     try: