diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
index 7450d4c..c0a8d3a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/underlay.yaml
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_VSRX01 }}
             role: vsrx
             params:
-              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 1
+              vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 512
               boot:
                 - hd