diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc1/hazelcastjet/Uc1PipelineFactory.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc1/hazelcastjet/Uc1PipelineFactory.java
index 87a528a9313f3d949e394112602f21b712bd622a..c987e3ada01f955c4f3507eb8ca4d64130302126 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc1/hazelcastjet/Uc1PipelineFactory.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc1-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc1/hazelcastjet/Uc1PipelineFactory.java
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ public class Uc1PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
 
   /**
    * Creates a new Uc1PipelineFactory.
+   *
    * @param kafkaReadPropsForPipeline Properties object containing the necessary Kafka attributes.
    * @param kafkaInputTopic The name of the input topic used for the pipeline.
    */
   public Uc1PipelineFactory(final Properties kafkaReadPropsForPipeline,
-                            final String kafkaInputTopic) {
-    super(kafkaReadPropsForPipeline,kafkaInputTopic);
+      final String kafkaInputTopic) {
+    super(kafkaReadPropsForPipeline, kafkaInputTopic);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ public class Uc1PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
 
     // Define the Kafka Source
     final StreamSource<Map.Entry<String, ActivePowerRecord>> kafkaSource =
-        KafkaSources.<String, ActivePowerRecord>kafka(kafkaReadPropsForPipeline, kafkaInputTopic);
+        KafkaSources.<String, ActivePowerRecord>kafka(this.kafkaReadPropsForPipeline,
+            this.kafkaInputTopic);
 
     // Extend UC1 topology to the pipeline
     final StreamStage<String> uc1TopologyProduct = this.extendUc1Topology(kafkaSource);
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class Uc1PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
 
     uc1TopologyProduct.writeTo(sink);
 
-    return pipe;
+    return this.pipe;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -72,13 +74,13 @@ public class Uc1PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
    * @return A {@code StreamStage<String>} with the above definition of the String. It can be used
    *         to be further modified or directly be written into a sink.
    */
-  public StreamStage<String>
-      extendUc1Topology(final StreamSource<Map.Entry<String, ActivePowerRecord>> source) {
+  public StreamStage<String> extendUc1Topology(
+      final StreamSource<Map.Entry<String, ActivePowerRecord>> source) {
 
     // Build the pipeline topology
-    return pipe.readFrom(source)
+    return this.pipe.readFrom(source)
         .withNativeTimestamps(0)
-        .setLocalParallelism(1)
+        // .setLocalParallelism(1)
         .setName("Convert content")
         .map(Map.Entry::getValue)
         .map(this.databaseAdapter.getRecordConverter()::convert);
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc2/hazelcastjet/Uc2PipelineFactory.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc2/hazelcastjet/Uc2PipelineFactory.java
index 52096b86083b71f2e0cb80cd8cd9a1040ac8cb68..209234d4bd0d3081f8d4f9f92f9db848ccc46e4f 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc2/hazelcastjet/Uc2PipelineFactory.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc2-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc2/hazelcastjet/Uc2PipelineFactory.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class Uc2PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
     // Build the pipeline topology.
     return this.pipe.readFrom(source)
         .withNativeTimestamps(0)
-        .setLocalParallelism(1)
+        // .setLocalParallelism(1)
         .groupingKey(record -> record.getValue().getIdentifier())
         .window(WindowDefinition.tumbling(this.downsampleInterval.toMillis()))
         .aggregate(StatsAggregatorFactory.create())
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc3/hazelcastjet/Uc3PipelineFactory.java b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc3/hazelcastjet/Uc3PipelineFactory.java
index 69fe67756e0922085f795cbce4b36a9d23ba9121..d31854ec70ce0ef04e978da67fab35f786003db9 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc3/hazelcastjet/Uc3PipelineFactory.java
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/uc3-hazelcastjet/src/main/java/rocks/theodolite/benchmarks/uc3/hazelcastjet/Uc3PipelineFactory.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class Uc3PipelineFactory extends PipelineFactory {
         .readFrom(source)
         // use Timestamps
         .withNativeTimestamps(0)
-        .setLocalParallelism(1)
+        // .setLocalParallelism(1)
         // Map timestamp to hour of day and create new key using sensorID and
         // datetime mapped to HourOfDay
         .map(record -> {