diff --git a/configs_mp/settings.yaml b/configs_mp/settings.yaml
index 3ce6ec5..5505c21 100644
--- a/configs_mp/settings.yaml
+++ b/configs_mp/settings.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 inherit_settings: True
+
 MKL_NUM_THREADS: 1
 #activitysim run -c configs_mp -s settings_mp.yaml -c configs -d data/full -o output_test
 
@@ -6,10 +7,6 @@ MKL_NUM_THREADS: 1
 # shadow pricing is deprecated for less than full samples
 # see shadow_pricing.yaml for additional settings
 use_shadow_pricing: False
-
-# - full sample - 1605264 households
-#households_sample_size:  0
-#chunk_size:  800000000
 #chunk_size: 115_000_000_000
 chunk_training_mode: disabled
 #chunk_method: uss
@@ -29,13 +26,14 @@ multiprocess_steps:
       tables:
         - accessibility
       exclude: True
+  - name: mp_initialize_hh
+    begin: initialize_households
   - name: mp_households
     begin: school_location
     slice:
       tables:
         - households
         - persons
-      exclude: True
   - name: mp_summarize
     begin: write_data_dictionary