diff --git a/nshms.yml b/nshms.yml
index 446ba0703d1b73dc69b1b599227545744f300715..aeed62fcf15a0fa987fc8d36afcc9721e5167db2 100644
--- a/nshms.yml
+++ b/nshms.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ nshms:
           cpu: 4
           memory: 32
         staging:
-          cpu: 4
+          cpu: 8
           memory: 32
         # production:
           # cpu: 8