diff --git a/src/sp2xr/helpers.py b/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
index 503b6ac..f24b08a 100644
--- a/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
+++ b/src/sp2xr/helpers.py
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ def load_and_resolve_config(args):
             "partition": choose(args.partition, base, "cluster.partition", None),
             "log_dir": get(base, "cluster.log_dir", "./slurm_out"),
         },
-        "chunking": {"freq": get(base, "chunking.freq", None)},
+        "chunking": {
+            "freq": get(base, "chunking.freq", None),
+            "start_date": get(base, "chunking.start_date", None),
+            "end_date": get(base, "chunking.end_date", None),
+        },
         "calibration": {
             "incandescence": {
                 "curve_type": get(base, "calibration.incandescence.curve_type", None),
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ def make_slurm_cluster(config):
     tmpdir = os.environ.get("TMPDIR", "/tmp")
     cluster = SLURMCluster(
         cores=config["cluster"]["cores"],
-        processes=config["cluster"]["cores"],
+        processes=config["cluster"].get("processes", config["cluster"]["cores"]),
         memory=config["cluster"]["memory"],
         walltime=config["cluster"]["walltime"],
         local_directory=tmpdir,