diff --git a/examples/complete/main.tf b/examples/complete/main.tf
index d43bf633..8f05b7b5 100644
--- a/examples/complete/main.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/main.tf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module "ec2_complete" {
   user_data_replace_on_change = false
 
   cpu_options = {
-    core_count       = 2
+    core_count       = 1
     threads_per_core = 1
   }
   enable_volume_tags = false