diff --git a/hosts/sdrweb/default.nix b/hosts/sdrweb/default.nix
index 798a600f..b3ebbc05 100644
--- a/hosts/sdrweb/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/sdrweb/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     # needs to keep just its ssh key for sops-nix
     persistedShares = [ "/home" "/etc" "/var" ];
     mem = 4096;
+    vcpu = 16;
   };
   c3d2 = {
     isInHq = false;