diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
index 9bc4c1f..ec758d3 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 6144) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID02 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 6144) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID03 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 6144) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-queens-dvr-sl/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-queens-dvr-sl/underlay.yaml
index bae6a02..2d7c21d 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-queens-dvr-sl/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-queens-dvr-sl/underlay.yaml
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID01 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 16384) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID02 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 16384) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CID03 }}
             role: salt_minion
             params:
-              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 1) }}
+              vcpu: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_CPU', 2) }}
               memory: {{ os_env('CID_NODE_MEMORY', 16384) }}
               boot:
                 - hd