diff --git a/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node1.nix b/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node1.nix
index f874f36..075d631 100644
--- a/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node1.nix
+++ b/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node1.nix
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ let
       stages.exec {
         inherit nextStage;
         env = ''
-          cp -r ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
-          chmod +w -R .
+          # Only the MPI rank 0 will copy the files
+          if [ $SLURM_PROCID == 0 ]; then
+            cp -fr ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
+            chmod +w -R .
+          fi
         '';
       };
 
diff --git a/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node16.nix b/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node16.nix
index a0b794c..942b474 100644
--- a/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node16.nix
+++ b/garlic/exp/creams/gran+node16.nix
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ let
       stages.exec {
         inherit nextStage;
         env = ''
-          cp -r ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
-          chmod +w -R .
+          # Only the MPI rank 0 will copy the files
+          if [ $SLURM_PROCID == 0 ]; then
+            cp -fr ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
+            chmod +w -R .
+          fi
         '';
       };
 
diff --git a/garlic/exp/creams/ss+hybrid.nix b/garlic/exp/creams/ss+hybrid.nix
index 15fdb72..0b39d36 100644
--- a/garlic/exp/creams/ss+hybrid.nix
+++ b/garlic/exp/creams/ss+hybrid.nix
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ let
       stages.exec {
         inherit nextStage;
         env = ''
-          cp -r ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
-          chmod +w -R .
+          # Only the MPI rank 0 will copy the files
+          if [ $SLURM_PROCID == 0 ]; then
+            cp -fr ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
+            chmod +w -R .
+          fi
         '';
       };
 
diff --git a/garlic/exp/creams/ss+pure.nix b/garlic/exp/creams/ss+pure.nix
index 75bcf5f..244ccd2 100644
--- a/garlic/exp/creams/ss+pure.nix
+++ b/garlic/exp/creams/ss+pure.nix
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ let
       stages.exec {
         inherit nextStage;
         env = ''
-          cp -r ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
-          chmod +w -R .
+          # Only the MPI rank 0 will copy the files
+          if [ $SLURM_PROCID == 0 ]; then
+            cp -fr ${input}/SodTubeBenchmark/* .
+            chmod +w -R .
+          fi
         '';
       };