diff --git a/scenarios/reproducers/va-hci.yml b/scenarios/reproducers/va-hci.yml
index ae40dc1f91..6a9ae7ce52 100644
--- a/scenarios/reproducers/va-hci.yml
+++ b/scenarios/reproducers/va-hci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 ---
 cifmw_parent_scenario: "scenarios/reproducers/va-hci-base.yml"
 
+# Define compute VM settings (required when overriding cifmw_libvirt_manager_configuration)
+cifmw_libvirt_manager_compute_amount: 3
+cifmw_libvirt_manager_compute_disksize: 50
+cifmw_libvirt_manager_compute_memory: 8
+cifmw_libvirt_manager_compute_cpus: 4
+
 # HERE if you want to override kustomization, you can uncomment this parameter
 # and push the data structure you want to apply.
 # cifmw_architecture_user_kustomize: