diff --git a/conf/pipeline/atacseq/sbc_sharc.config b/conf/pipeline/atacseq/sbc_sharc.config
index e50695c..0660591 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/atacseq/sbc_sharc.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/atacseq/sbc_sharc.config
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 
 process {
 
+    // error and retry handling
+
+    errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [143,137,104,134,139,140] ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
+    maxRetries = 2
+
+
+    // process labels
+
     withLabel:process_low {
         cpus   = { check_max( 2 * task.attempt, 'cpus' ) }
         memory = { check_max( 4.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
@@ -72,3 +80,4 @@ def check_max(obj, type) {
     }
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/conf/pipeline/chipseq/sbc_sharc.config b/conf/pipeline/chipseq/sbc_sharc.config
index 60912f3..6fef3ba 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/chipseq/sbc_sharc.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/chipseq/sbc_sharc.config
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 // process-specific resource requirements - reduced specification from those in chipseq/conf/base.config
 
 process {
+    
+    // error and retry handling
+
+    errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [143,137,104,134,139,140] ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
+    maxRetries = 2
+
+
+    // process labels
 
     withLabel:process_low {
         cpus   = { check_max( 2 * task.attempt, 'cpus' ) }
@@ -72,3 +80,4 @@ def check_max(obj, type) {
     }
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/conf/pipeline/rnaseq/sbc_sharc.config b/conf/pipeline/rnaseq/sbc_sharc.config
index 52bf0ff..8cefa40 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/rnaseq/sbc_sharc.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/rnaseq/sbc_sharc.config
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 // process-specific resource requirements - reduced specification from those in rnaseq/conf/base.config
 
 process {
+    
+    // error and retry handling
+
+    errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [143,137,104,134,139,140] ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
+    maxRetries = 2
+
+
+    // process labels
 
     withLabel:process_low {
         cpus   = { check_max( 2 * task.attempt, 'cpus' ) }
diff --git a/conf/pipeline/sarek/sbc_sharc.config b/conf/pipeline/sarek/sbc_sharc.config
index 204d73b..434b8a2 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/sarek/sbc_sharc.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/sarek/sbc_sharc.config
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@
 // process-specific resource requirements - reduced specification from those in sarek/conf/base.config
 
 process {
-
     
+    // error and retry handling
+
+    errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [143,137,104,134,139,140,247] ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
+    maxRetries    = 2
+
+
     // process labels
 
     withLabel:process_low {
diff --git a/conf/sbc_sharc.config b/conf/sbc_sharc.config
index 20b8661..de1ab0c 100644
--- a/conf/sbc_sharc.config
+++ b/conf/sbc_sharc.config
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ params {
 }
 
 
-// container engine
-
-singularity {
-
-  enabled = true
-  autoMounts = true
-
-}
-
-
 // hpc configuration specific to ShARC
 
 process {
@@ -49,9 +39,15 @@ process {
   queue = { task.time <= 6.h ? 'shortint.q' : 'all.q' }
   clusterOptions = { "-l rmem=${task.memory.toGiga()}G" }
 
-  // error and retry handling
+}
 
-  errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [143,137,104,134,139,140] ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
-  maxRetries = 2
+
+// container engine
+
+singularity {
+
+  enabled = true
+  autoMounts = true
 
 }
+