diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 985ce8f26..9f30809cd 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -4516,7 +4516,7 @@ mod tests {
 
             let mut child = GuestCommand::new(&guest)
                 .args(&["--api-socket", &api_socket])
-                .args(&["--cpus", "boot=1"])
+                .args(&["--cpus", "boot=4"])
                 .args(&["--memory", "size=4G"])
                 .args(&["--kernel", kernel_path.to_str().unwrap()])
                 .args(&[
@@ -4538,7 +4538,7 @@ mod tests {
             thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(20, 0));
 
             // Check the number of vCPUs
-            aver_eq!(tb, guest.get_cpu_count().unwrap_or_default(), 1);
+            aver_eq!(tb, guest.get_cpu_count().unwrap_or_default(), 4);
             // Check the guest RAM
             aver!(tb, guest.get_total_memory().unwrap_or_default() > 3_968_000);
             // Check block devices are readable
@@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@ mod tests {
             aver!(tb, remote_command(&api_socket, "resume", None));
 
             // Perform same checks to validate VM has been properly restored
-            aver_eq!(tb, guest.get_cpu_count().unwrap_or_default(), 1);
+            aver_eq!(tb, guest.get_cpu_count().unwrap_or_default(), 4);
             aver!(tb, guest.get_total_memory().unwrap_or_default() > 3_968_000);
             aver!(
                 tb,