Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs
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diff -u -r5751 -r5757
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5751)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5757)
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@
                                                       int maxCores, string calcDir, string inputFilename, string outputFilename, 
                                                       bool justOneScenario = false, bool expectedNoErrors = true)
     {
+        var processorCount = Environment.ProcessorCount;
+        if (maxCores > processorCount)
+        {
+            Assert.Ignore("The number of cores requested is higher than the number of available cores.");
+        }
         if (Directory.Exists(calcDir))
         {
             Directory.Delete(calcDir, true); // delete previous results