diff --git a/cluster_configs/ifa-cluster.cmake b/cluster_configs/ifa-cluster.cmake
index e89de3cca9b49d64858e2c8343305e2ac35d71e7..2cf134d9a67e7102ff8a642c1136c8bff72d95a9 100644
--- a/cluster_configs/ifa-cluster.cmake
+++ b/cluster_configs/ifa-cluster.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #NETCDF support
 if (USE_NETCDF)
-   set(CUSTOM_NETCDF false FORCE)
-   find_package(Net_CDFCxx)
+    set(CUSTOM_NETCDF false FORCE)
+    find_package(Net_CDFCxx)
 endif()
 
 
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ if ( compiler_lc STREQUAL "gnu")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER     mpicxx CACHE STRING "CXX compiler"     FORCE) # C++ compiler for parallel build
         set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER mpifort CACHE STRING "Fortran compiler" FORCE) # Fortran compiler for parallel build
     endif()
-    set(comp_flags "  -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -funroll-loops -march=native    -std=c++0x " CACHE STRING FORCE)
+    set(comp_flags "  -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -funroll-loops -march=native    -std=c++0x " CACHE  STRING  "comp_flags to add" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 #specify stuff for run-script
-set(cluster_queue "epyc" CACHE STRING FORCE)
+set(cluster_queue "epyc" CACHE STRING "queue" FORCE)
 
 if ( compiler_lc STREQUAL "intel" OR compiler_lc STREQUAL "intel_oneapi")
-    set(run_exec "srun -u")
-    set(prerun_env_export "module load mpi/impi && export I_MPI_PMI_LIBRARY=/usr/lib64/libpmi.so" CACHE STRING FORCE)
+    set(run_exec "srun -u" CACHE STRING "exec run" FORCE)
+    set(prerun_env_export "module load mpi/impi && export I_MPI_PMI_LIBRARY=/usr/lib64/libpmi.so" CACHE STRING "prerun exports" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 
 if ( compiler_lc STREQUAL "gnu")
-    set(run_exec "mpirun" CACHE STRING FORCE)
-    set(prerun_env_export "module load mpi/OpenMPI" CACHE STRING FORCE)
+    set(run_exec "mpirun" CACHE STRING "exec run" FORCE)
+    set(prerun_env_export "module load mpi/OpenMPI" CACHE STRING "prerun exports" FORCE)
 endif ()
 message("prerun exprots:" ${prerun_env_export})
 message("run executable is:" ${run_exec})