diff --git a/starss_install.sh b/starss_install.sh
index 37ce403..fbf9876 100755
--- a/starss_install.sh
+++ b/starss_install.sh
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ export ${COMPILER_OPTS}
 # Other interesting configure options:
 # --enable-papi
 # --with-papi=DIR
+export SMPCC=${CC} SMPCXX=${CXX} SMPFC=${FC}
 CONFIGURE_OPTS="\
-		SMPCC=${CC} SMPCXX=${CXX} SMPFC=${FC}
 		--with-flavour=smp \
+		--enable-comm-thread \
 		"
 
 
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ case "${A##*.}" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-
+# TODO add autoreconf
+# TODO check subdirectory build
 mkdir ${BUILDDIR}
 cd ${BUILDDIR}
 echo "Running configure"