diff --git a/src/msspec/calculator.py b/src/msspec/calculator.py
index 6234094..8b937be 100644
--- a/src/msspec/calculator.py
+++ b/src/msspec/calculator.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class _MSCALCULATOR(Calculator):
                'NODES_EX_M' : 3,
                'NSPIN_M'    : 1, # to change for spin dependent
                'NTH_M'      : 2000,
-               'NPH_M'      : 2000,
+               'NPH_M'      : 8000,
                'NDIM_M'     : 100000,
                'N_TILT_M'   : 11, # to change see extdir.f
                'N_ORD_M'    : 250,
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ class _PED(_MSCALCULATOR):
         """
         data = self._get_scan(scan_type='theta_phi', level=level, theta=theta,
                               phi=phi, kinetic_energy=kinetic_energy, data=data,
-                              malloc={'NPH_M': 8000}, **kwargs)
+                              **kwargs)
         return data
 
     def get_energy_scan(self, phi=0, theta=0,
diff --git a/utils/dockerized/linux/msspec b/utils/dockerized/linux/msspec
old mode 100644
new mode 100755