diff --git a/gromacs/main.c b/gromacs/main.c
index 50ff3df..91030eb 100644
--- a/gromacs/main.c
+++ b/gromacs/main.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         	case omp_sched_auto:    strcpy(schedType, "auto"); break;
     	}
 
-    	nthreads = omp_get_num_threads();
+    	nthreads = omp_get_max_threads();
     }
 
     printf("Num threads: %d\n", nthreads);
diff --git a/lammps/main.c b/lammps/main.c
index d769a65..b291b52 100644
--- a/lammps/main.c
+++ b/lammps/main.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         	case omp_sched_auto:    strcpy(schedType, "auto"); break;
     	}
 	
-	nthreads = omp_get_num_threads();
+	nthreads = omp_get_max_threads();
     }
 
     printf("Num threads: %d\n", nthreads);