diff --git a/newvm.sh b/newvm.sh
index 7150d7e..e2ebb3a 100755
--- a/newvm.sh
+++ b/newvm.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ set -- \
     --name ${name} \
     --metadata title=${hostname} \
     --memory ${memory} \
-    --cpu host \
+    --vcpus ${vcpus} \
+    --cpu host-model \
     --location ${location} \
     --extra-args "${extra_args}" \
     --disk pool=default,size=${disk_size},cache=none \