diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
index b63a123..ef002fe 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-ocata-dvr-vxlan/underlay.yaml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
             role: salt_master
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 3
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 4096
               boot:
                 - hd