diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-ovs-dpdk/underlay.yaml
index 884fc90..dc1bd23 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, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 1
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 2048
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL02 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL03 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_PRX01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 1
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 8192
               boot:
                 - hd