diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/ipa b/inventory/group_vars/ipa
index 510f27516f..3be3412821 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/ipa
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/ipa
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ lvm_size: 30000
 mem_size: 8192
 nrpe_procs_crit: 500
 nrpe_procs_warn: 300
-num_cpus: 4
+num_cpus: 8
 primary_auth_source: ipa
 tcp_ports: [80, 88, 389, 443, 464, 636]
 udp_ports: [88, 464]