diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_octavia.yml.j2 b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_octavia.yml.j2
index 181cce7a05..d56495e6a3 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_octavia.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/templates/user_variables_octavia.yml.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ octavia_octavia_conf_overrides:
 
 octavia_ssh_enabled: True
 octavia_legacy_policy: True
+octavia_amp_vcpu: 2
 octavia_amp_ram: 512
 tempest_run_concurrency: 0
 tempest_service_available_octavia: true