diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/underlay.yaml
index dbb578a..81d4cb8 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-k8s-calico-sl/underlay.yaml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
             role: salt_master
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_CPU', 3) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_CPU', 4) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_MEMORY', 12288) }}
               boot:
                 - hd