diff --git a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_gather.py b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_gather.py
index 211ab9a..33c46e3 100644
--- a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_gather.py
+++ b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_gather.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def ipu_gather_primitive_translation(
         numBaseElements=operand.size,  # Number of elements in input.
         maxElementsPerWorker=int(np.ceil(start_indices.size / num_context_workers)),
         regionSize=1,  # TODO: understand?
-        splitSingleRegion=True,  # Split regions between threads?
+        splitSingleRegion=False,  # Split regions between threads? TODO: understand!
     )
     # TODO: should we use `split offsets` between threads?
     # For now: need to do it manually at the Python `tile_map` level.
diff --git a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_scatter.py b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_scatter.py
index 8a60b1f..7466c85 100644
--- a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_scatter.py
+++ b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_scatter.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def ipu_scatter_primitive_translation(
         maxElementsPerWorker=int(np.ceil(operand.size / num_context_workers)),
         regionSize=1,  # TODO: understand?
         indicesAreSorted=False,
-        splitSingleRegion=True,
+        splitSingleRegion=False,  # Split regions between threads? TODO: understand!
     )
     # For now: need to do it manually at the Python `tile_map` level.
     ipu_prim_info = IpuTileMapEquation(
diff --git a/tests/lax/test_tile_lax_gather.py b/tests/lax/test_tile_lax_gather.py
index 0a3af15..006abc1 100644
--- a/tests/lax/test_tile_lax_gather.py
+++ b/tests/lax/test_tile_lax_gather.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 import jax
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.testing as npt
+import pytest
 from absl.testing import parameterized
 
 from tessellate_ipu import tile_map, tile_put_replicated
 from tessellate_ipu.lax import gather_p
 
 
+@pytest.mark.ipu_hardware
 class IpuTilePrimitivesLaxGather(chex.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()