diff --git a/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config b/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
index bdc3470..2c7ec82 100644
--- a/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
+++ b/conf/pipeline/eager/shh.config
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ profiles {
           time = 1440.h
           queue = { task.memory > 756.GB ? 'supercruncher' : 'long' }
         }
+        
+        withName: hostremoval_input_fastq {
+          cpus = { check_max( 1, 'cpus' ) }
+          memory = { check_max( 32.GB * task.attempt, 'memory' ) }
+          time = { task.attempt == 3 ? 1440.h : task.attempt == 2 ? 48.h : 2.h }
+        }
 
         withLabel:'sc_tiny'{
           cpus = { check_max( 1, 'cpus' ) }