diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_dpdk.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_dpdk.sls
index c56fb81..dfaf10f 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_dpdk.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_dpdk.sls
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
     metadata:
       host: 127.0.0.1
       password: password
+      workers: 2
     version: mitaka