diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml
index 6563199..37acdce 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
             role: salt_master
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 1
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048
               boot:
                 - hd