diff --git a/anisotropy/core/config.py b/anisotropy/core/config.py
index 82e1a23..3943ce7 100644
--- a/anisotropy/core/config.py
+++ b/anisotropy/core/config.py
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ def default_config() -> Config:
             "velocityOutlet": None,
             "velocityInternal": [0., 0., 0.],
             "density": 1000,
-            "viscosity": 1e-3
+            "viscosity": 1e-3,
+            "scale": [1e-5, 1e-5, 1e-5]
         })
     
     return config
diff --git a/anisotropy/core/runner.py b/anisotropy/core/runner.py
index 4c06280..f01afe8 100644
--- a/anisotropy/core/runner.py
+++ b/anisotropy/core/runner.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from os import environ
 from datetime import datetime
 import pathlib
 import logging
+import numpy as np
 
 from anisotropy.database import Database, tables
 from anisotropy import shaping
@@ -34,15 +35,15 @@ class UltimateRunner(object):
         self.exec_id = None
 
         if exec_id is not None:
-            if self.database.getExecution(exec_id):
-                self.exec_id = exec_id
+            if self.database.getExecution(int(exec_id)):
+                self.exec_id = int(exec_id)
             
             else:
                 logger.warning(f"Execution id '{ exec_id }' not found. Creating new.")
 
         if self.exec_id is None:
             with self.database:
-                self.exec_id = tables.Execution.create(date = datetime.now())
+                self.exec_id = tables.Execution.create(date = datetime.now()).exec_id
 
         if self.type == "master":
             logger.info(f"Current execution id: { self.exec_id }")
@@ -176,8 +177,8 @@ class UltimateRunner(object):
 
         else:
             shapeParams.shapeStatus = "done"
-            shapeParams.volume = shape.shape.volume
-            shapeParams.volumeCell = shape.cell.volume
+            shapeParams.volume = shape.shape.volume * np.prod(params["scale"])
+            shapeParams.volumeCell = shape.cell.volume * np.prod(params["scale"])
             shapeParams.porosity = shapeParams.volume / shapeParams.volumeCell
 
         #   commit parameters
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ class UltimateRunner(object):
                 path = self.casepath,
                 direction = params["direction"], 
                 patches = shape.patches(group = True, shiftIndex = True, prefix = "patch"),
+                scale = params["scale"],
                 **flowParamsDict
             )
 
diff --git a/anisotropy/solving/onephase.py b/anisotropy/solving/onephase.py
index 2a9fe0f..b903045 100644
--- a/anisotropy/solving/onephase.py
+++ b/anisotropy/solving/onephase.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class FlowOnePhase:
         velocityInternal: float = None,
         density: float = None,
         viscosityKinematic: float = None,
+        scale: list[float] = None,
         **kwargs
     ):
         
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class FlowOnePhase:
         self.velocityInternal = velocityInternal 
         self.density = density 
         self.viscosityKinematic = viscosityKinematic
+        self.scale = scale
 
     def controlDict(self) -> of.FoamFile:
         ff = presets.controlDict()
@@ -246,9 +248,12 @@ class FlowOnePhase:
             commands.createPatch()
 
         commands.checkMesh()
-        commands.transformPoints({
-            "scale": [1e-5, 1e-5, 1e-5]
-        })
+
+        if self.scale is not None:
+            commands.transformPoints({
+                "scale": self.scale
+            })
+
         commands.renumberMesh()
 
         if approximation: