diff --git a/project-preferences.csv b/project-preferences.csv
index 8c062a718c4b1d5ecda1246ba51e92ea002a239e..5a82875738d47c9c3d58a6643b3fa24a76352fa4 100644
--- a/project-preferences.csv
+++ b/project-preferences.csv
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@
 # second column is a literal 'slots' (w/o quotes)
 
 
-2102, slots, 2
+#2102, slots, 2
 2102, 73, 0, Julio said: no previous experience with materials simulations
 2102, 28, 0, no previous experience with materials simulations
 2102, 111, 0, no previous experience with materials simulations
 2102, 19, 0, no previous experience with materials simulations
 
 
-2113, slots, 2
+#2113, slots, 2
 2113, 108, 1.5
 2113, 48, 1.3
 2113, 113, 1.1
 
 
-2120, slots, 2
+#2120, slots, 2
 2120, 134, 0, cannot go from Germany to Juelich
 
-2129, slots, 2
+#2129, slots, 2
 2129, 55, 1.5, preferred candidate by J. Povh
 2129, 70, 1.3
 2129, 46, 1.1
diff --git a/slots-round1.csv b/slots-round1.csv
index 23b65c091c73a41dba7de591a3bb9822f0f72722..a4dc746c93202ae3dcacef6c8e375ad13fc297b3 100644
--- a/slots-round1.csv
+++ b/slots-round1.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-defaultslots, 2
+defaultslots, 1
 maxslots, 2
diff --git a/slots-round2-1-2.csv b/slots-round2-1-2.csv
index a4dc746c93202ae3dcacef6c8e375ad13fc297b3..23b65c091c73a41dba7de591a3bb9822f0f72722 100644
--- a/slots-round2-1-2.csv
+++ b/slots-round2-1-2.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-defaultslots, 1
+defaultslots, 2
 maxslots, 2
diff --git a/slots.csv b/slots.csv
index 908136d5047804e76344f6088827e9f4d2c0af85..23b65c091c73a41dba7de591a3bb9822f0f72722 100644
--- a/slots.csv
+++ b/slots.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-defaultslots, 3
-maxslots, 3
+defaultslots, 2
+maxslots, 2