diff --git a/examples/example_utils.sh b/examples/example_utils.sh
index 491fba642fc050b4ddff0bba18b2b6dad07d0cbb..adb95ee77010d58c51a9bd727d83e244e76b986f 100644
--- a/examples/example_utils.sh
+++ b/examples/example_utils.sh
@@ -73,39 +73,39 @@ function setup_project() {
   # If experiment directory doesn't exist, create it and set up the experiment
   if [ ! -e autosubmit/$EXPID/ ]; then
     mkdir -p autosubmit/$EXPID/
-    autosubmit expid -min -H lmu -d myiconsim -repo $PROJECT_ORIGIN -b $PROJECT_BRANCH &> >(tee autosubmit/$EXPID/log.autosubmit.expid)
+    autosubmit expid -min -H lmu -d myiconsim -repo $PROJECT_ORIGIN -b $PROJECT_BRANCH -conf "conf/${ICON_CASE}.yml"&> >(tee autosubmit/$EXPID/log.autosubmit.expid)
     AUTOID=$(grep Experiment autosubmit/$EXPID/log.autosubmit.expid | awk '{print $2}')
     mv -v autosubmit/$AUTOID/* autosubmit/$EXPID
     rmdir -v autosubmit/$AUTOID
   fi
 
-  # Create and write the minimal config file
-  cat >autosubmit/$EXPID/conf/minimal.yml <<EOF
-ICON_CASE: "${ICON_CASE}"
-
-CONFIG:
-  AUTOSUBMIT_VERSION: "$AUTOSUBMIT_VERSION"
-  TOTALJOBS: 20
-  MAXWAITINGJOBS: 20
-  RETRIALS: 0
-DEFAULT:
-  EXPID: "$EXPID"
-  HPCARCH: "${PLATFORM}" # use LMU to run on cluster
-  CUSTOM_CONFIG:
-    PRE:
-      - "%PROJDIR%/conf/common"
-      - "%PROJDIR%/conf/%ICON_CASE%"
-
-PROJECT:
-  PROJECT_TYPE: "git"
-  PROJECT_DESTINATION: "autoicon"
-GIT:
-  PROJECT_ORIGIN: "$PROJECT_ORIGIN"
-  PROJECT_BRANCH: "$PROJECT_BRANCH"
-  PROJECT_COMMIT: ""
-  PROJECT_SUBMODULES: ""
-  FETCH_SINGLE_BRANCH: True
-EOF
+#  # Create and write the minimal config file
+#  cat >autosubmit/$EXPID/conf/minimal.yml <<EOF
+#ICON_CASE: "${ICON_CASE}"
+#
+#CONFIG:
+#  AUTOSUBMIT_VERSION: "$AUTOSUBMIT_VERSION"
+#  TOTALJOBS: 20
+#  MAXWAITINGJOBS: 20
+#  RETRIALS: 0
+#DEFAULT:
+#  EXPID: "$EXPID"
+#  HPCARCH: "${PLATFORM}" # use LMU to run on cluster
+#  CUSTOM_CONFIG:
+#    PRE:
+#      - "%PROJDIR%/conf/common"
+#      - "%PROJDIR%/conf/%ICON_CASE%"
+#
+#PROJECT:
+#  PROJECT_TYPE: "git"
+#  PROJECT_DESTINATION: "autoicon"
+#GIT:
+#  PROJECT_ORIGIN: "$PROJECT_ORIGIN"
+#  PROJECT_BRANCH: "$PROJECT_BRANCH"
+#  PROJECT_COMMIT: ""
+#  PROJECT_SUBMODULES: ""
+#  FETCH_SINGLE_BRANCH: True
+#EOF
 
   # Create and write the additional config file
   cat >autosubmit/${EXPID}/conf/01_myconf.yml <<EOF