diff --git a/experiments/laghos/experiment.py b/experiments/laghos/experiment.py
index 83fc1acb6..13ce1aa50 100644
--- a/experiments/laghos/experiment.py
+++ b/experiments/laghos/experiment.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from benchpark.directives import variant, maintainers
+from benchpark.directives import variant
 from benchpark.experiment import Experiment
 from benchpark.scaling import StrongScaling
 from benchpark.caliper import Caliper
@@ -31,48 +31,43 @@ class Laghos(
         description="app version",
     )
 
-    maintainers("wdhawkins")
-
     def compute_applications_section(self):
-        if self.spec.satisfies("+cuda") or self.spec.satisfies("+rocm"):
-            device = "n_gpus"
-            n_devices_per_node = "{sys_gpus_per_node}"
-        else:
-            device = "n_ranks"
-            n_devices_per_node = "{sys_cores_per_node}"
-            self.add_experiment_variable("n_threads_per_proc", 1)
-
-        # The total number of resources for this experiment is calculated as:
-        # n_devices = n_devices_per_node * scaling_factor
-        # Scaling (strong) is achieved by scaling the scaling_factor variable
-        # For mpi-only builds:
-        # n_devices_per_node = sys_cores_per_node, by default
-        # n_devices = n_ranks
-        # For gpu builds:
-        # n_devices_per_node = sys_gpus_per_node, by default
-        # n_devices = n_gpus
-        scaling_factor = {"scaling_factor": 1}
 
+        # Number of initial nodes
+        n_resources = {"n_nodes": 1}
+        device = "n_ranks"
         if self.spec.satisfies("+cuda"):
             self.add_experiment_variable("device", "cuda", True)
         elif self.spec.satisfies("+rocm"):
             self.add_experiment_variable("device", "hip", True)
 
-        if self.spec.satisfies("+single_node"):
-            for pk, pv in scaling_factor.items():
-                self.add_experiment_variable(pk, pv)
-        elif self.spec.satisfies("+strong"):
+        if self.spec.satisfies("+cuda") or self.spec.satisfies("+rocm"):
+            device = "n_gpus"
+        if self.spec.satisfies("+strong"):
             scaled_variables = self.generate_strong_scaling_params(
-                {tuple(scaling_factor.keys()): list(scaling_factor.values())},
+                {tuple(n_resources.keys()): list(n_resources.values())},
                 int(self.spec.variants["scaling-factor"][0]),
                 int(self.spec.variants["scaling-iterations"][0]),
             )
             for pk, pv in scaled_variables.items():
-                self.add_experiment_variable(pk, pv)
-
-        self.add_experiment_variable(
-            device, f"{n_devices_per_node} * {{scaling_factor}}", True
-        )
+                self.add_experiment_variable(pk, pv, True)
+            num_resources = scaled_variables["n_nodes"]
+            if self.spec.satisfies("+cuda") or self.spec.satisfies("+rocm"):
+                self.add_experiment_variable(device, num_resources, True)
+            else:
+                self.add_experiment_variable(
+                    device, "{sys_cores_per_node} * {n_nodes}", True
+                )
+        else:
+            for pk, pv in n_resources.items():
+                if self.spec.satisfies("+cuda") or self.spec.satisfies("+rocm"):
+                    self.add_experiment_variable(device, pv, True)
+                else:
+                    for pk, pv in n_resources.items():
+                        self.add_experiment_variable(pk, pv, True)
+                    self.add_experiment_variable(
+                        device, "{sys_cores_per_node} * {n_nodes}", True
+                    )
 
     def compute_package_section(self):
         # get package version
diff --git a/modifiers/caliper/modifier.py b/modifiers/caliper/modifier.py
index 13f3854d9..a60ba4957 100644
--- a/modifiers/caliper/modifier.py
+++ b/modifiers/caliper/modifier.py
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ class Caliper(BasicModifier):
 
     env_var_modification(
         "CALI_CONFIG",
-        'spot(output={}{}),metadata(file={}),metadata(file=/etc/node_info.json,keys="host.name,host.cluster,host.os")'.format(
+        'spot(output={}{},profile.mpi,comm.stats),metadata(file={}),metadata(file=/etc/node_info.json,keys="host.name,host.cluster,host.os")'.format(
             _cali_datafile, "${CALI_CONFIG_MODE}", _caliper_metadata_file
         ),
         method="set",
         modes=[_default_mode],
     )
 
+
     add_mode(
         mode_name="mpi",
         mode_option="profile.mpi",
diff --git a/repo/laghos/package.py b/repo/laghos/package.py
index c0359c804..b92d7e178 100644
--- a/repo/laghos/package.py
+++ b/repo/laghos/package.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Laghos(MakefilePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
 
     tags = ["proxy-app", "ecp-proxy-app"]
 
-    homepage = "https://github.com/CEED/Laghos"
+    homepage = "https://github.com/wdhawkins/laghos"
     git = "https://github.com/wdhawkins/Laghos.git"
 
     maintainers("wdhawkins")
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ class Laghos(MakefilePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on("mfem@3.4.1-laghos-v2.0", when="@2.0")
     # Recommended mfem version for laghos v1.x is: ^mfem@3.3.1-laghos-v1.0
     depends_on("mfem@3.3.1-laghos-v1.0", when="@1.0,1.1")
-    depends_on("mfem@4.4", when="@develop")
-    depends_on("mfem+caliper", when="+caliper")
+    depends_on("mfem@4.4_comm_cali+caliper", when="+caliper")
     depends_on("mfem cxxstd=14")
 
     requires("^[virtuals=zlib-api] zlib")
diff --git a/repo/mfem/package.py b/repo/mfem/package.py
index 5bfe19269..29fac8330 100644
--- a/repo/mfem/package.py
+++ b/repo/mfem/package.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Mfem(BuiltinMfem):
     # depends_on("rocblas", when="+rocm")
     # depends_on("rocsolver", when="+rocm")
 
+    version("4.4_comm_cali", branch="comm_cali", submodules=False, git="https://github.com/gracenansamba/mfem.git")
+
     requires("+rocm", when="^rocblas")
     requires("+rocm", when="^rocsolver")
     requires("+caliper", when="^hypre+caliper")