diff --git a/executorlib/interactive/create.py b/executorlib/interactive/create.py
index 4c357e47..016174a8 100644
--- a/executorlib/interactive/create.py
+++ b/executorlib/interactive/create.py
@@ -83,14 +83,15 @@ def create_executor(
                                     of the individual function.
         init_function (None): optional function to preset arguments for functions which are submitted later
     """
-    check_init_function(block_allocation=block_allocation, init_function=init_function)
     if flux_executor is not None and backend != "flux_allocation":
         backend = "flux_allocation"
-    check_pmi(backend=backend, pmi=flux_executor_pmi_mode)
-    cores_per_worker = resource_dict.get("cores", 1)
-    resource_dict["cache_directory"] = cache_directory
-    resource_dict["hostname_localhost"] = hostname_localhost
     if backend == "flux_allocation":
+        check_init_function(
+            block_allocation=block_allocation, init_function=init_function
+        )
+        check_pmi(backend=backend, pmi=flux_executor_pmi_mode)
+        resource_dict["cache_directory"] = cache_directory
+        resource_dict["hostname_localhost"] = hostname_localhost
         check_oversubscribe(
             oversubscribe=resource_dict.get("openmpi_oversubscribe", False)
         )
@@ -100,40 +101,41 @@ def create_executor(
         return create_flux_allocation_executor(
             max_workers=max_workers,
             max_cores=max_cores,
-            cores_per_worker=cores_per_worker,
+            cache_directory=cache_directory,
             resource_dict=resource_dict,
             flux_executor=flux_executor,
             flux_executor_pmi_mode=flux_executor_pmi_mode,
             flux_executor_nesting=flux_executor_nesting,
             flux_log_files=flux_log_files,
+            hostname_localhost=hostname_localhost,
             block_allocation=block_allocation,
             init_function=init_function,
         )
     elif backend == "slurm_allocation":
+        check_pmi(backend=backend, pmi=flux_executor_pmi_mode)
         check_executor(executor=flux_executor)
         check_nested_flux_executor(nested_flux_executor=flux_executor_nesting)
         check_flux_log_files(flux_log_files=flux_log_files)
         return create_slurm_allocation_executor(
             max_workers=max_workers,
             max_cores=max_cores,
-            cores_per_worker=cores_per_worker,
+            cache_directory=cache_directory,
             resource_dict=resource_dict,
+            hostname_localhost=hostname_localhost,
             block_allocation=block_allocation,
             init_function=init_function,
         )
     elif backend == "local":
+        check_pmi(backend=backend, pmi=flux_executor_pmi_mode)
         check_executor(executor=flux_executor)
         check_nested_flux_executor(nested_flux_executor=flux_executor_nesting)
         check_flux_log_files(flux_log_files=flux_log_files)
-        check_gpus_per_worker(gpus_per_worker=resource_dict.get("gpus_per_core", 0))
-        check_command_line_argument_lst(
-            command_line_argument_lst=resource_dict.get("slurm_cmd_args", [])
-        )
         return create_local_executor(
             max_workers=max_workers,
             max_cores=max_cores,
-            cores_per_worker=cores_per_worker,
+            cache_directory=cache_directory,
             resource_dict=resource_dict,
+            hostname_localhost=hostname_localhost,
             block_allocation=block_allocation,
             init_function=init_function,
         )
@@ -146,15 +148,25 @@ def create_executor(
 def create_flux_allocation_executor(
     max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
     max_cores: Optional[int] = None,
-    cores_per_worker: int = 1,
+    cache_directory: Optional[str] = None,
     resource_dict: dict = {},
     flux_executor=None,
     flux_executor_pmi_mode: Optional[str] = None,
     flux_executor_nesting: bool = False,
     flux_log_files: bool = False,
+    hostname_localhost: Optional[bool] = None,
     block_allocation: bool = False,
     init_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
 ) -> Union[InteractiveStepExecutor, InteractiveExecutor]:
+    check_init_function(block_allocation=block_allocation, init_function=init_function)
+    check_pmi(backend="flux_allocation", pmi=flux_executor_pmi_mode)
+    cores_per_worker = resource_dict.get("cores", 1)
+    resource_dict["cache_directory"] = cache_directory
+    resource_dict["hostname_localhost"] = hostname_localhost
+    check_oversubscribe(oversubscribe=resource_dict.get("openmpi_oversubscribe", False))
+    check_command_line_argument_lst(
+        command_line_argument_lst=resource_dict.get("slurm_cmd_args", [])
+    )
     if "openmpi_oversubscribe" in resource_dict.keys():
         del resource_dict["openmpi_oversubscribe"]
     if "slurm_cmd_args" in resource_dict.keys():
@@ -193,11 +205,16 @@ def create_flux_allocation_executor(
 def create_slurm_allocation_executor(
     max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
     max_cores: Optional[int] = None,
-    cores_per_worker: int = 1,
+    cache_directory: Optional[str] = None,
     resource_dict: dict = {},
+    hostname_localhost: Optional[bool] = None,
     block_allocation: bool = False,
     init_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
 ) -> Union[InteractiveStepExecutor, InteractiveExecutor]:
+    check_init_function(block_allocation=block_allocation, init_function=init_function)
+    cores_per_worker = resource_dict.get("cores", 1)
+    resource_dict["cache_directory"] = cache_directory
+    resource_dict["hostname_localhost"] = hostname_localhost
     if block_allocation:
         resource_dict["init_function"] = init_function
         max_workers = validate_number_of_cores(
@@ -228,11 +245,21 @@ def create_slurm_allocation_executor(
 def create_local_executor(
     max_workers: Optional[int] = None,
     max_cores: Optional[int] = None,
-    cores_per_worker: int = 1,
+    cache_directory: Optional[str] = None,
     resource_dict: dict = {},
+    hostname_localhost: Optional[bool] = None,
     block_allocation: bool = False,
     init_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
 ) -> Union[InteractiveStepExecutor, InteractiveExecutor]:
+    check_init_function(block_allocation=block_allocation, init_function=init_function)
+    cores_per_worker = resource_dict.get("cores", 1)
+    resource_dict["cache_directory"] = cache_directory
+    resource_dict["hostname_localhost"] = hostname_localhost
+
+    check_gpus_per_worker(gpus_per_worker=resource_dict.get("gpus_per_core", 0))
+    check_command_line_argument_lst(
+        command_line_argument_lst=resource_dict.get("slurm_cmd_args", [])
+    )
     if "threads_per_core" in resource_dict.keys():
         del resource_dict["threads_per_core"]
     if "gpus_per_core" in resource_dict.keys():