diff --git a/nebulous-requirements-extractor/src/main/java/eu/nebulouscloud/optimiser/kubevela/KubevelaAnalyzer.java b/nebulous-requirements-extractor/src/main/java/eu/nebulouscloud/optimiser/kubevela/KubevelaAnalyzer.java
index 422a39e..6c825e2 100644
--- a/nebulous-requirements-extractor/src/main/java/eu/nebulouscloud/optimiser/kubevela/KubevelaAnalyzer.java
+++ b/nebulous-requirements-extractor/src/main/java/eu/nebulouscloud/optimiser/kubevela/KubevelaAnalyzer.java
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ public static void addNebulousRequirements(JsonNode component, List<Requirement>
                 RequirementOperator.EQ, loc));
         }
         reqs.add(new AttributeRequirement("hardware", "ram", RequirementOperator.GEQ, "2048"));
+        reqs.add(new AttributeRequirement("hardware", "cores", RequirementOperator.GEQ, "2"));
     }
 
     /**