diff --git a/.octopus/variables.ocl b/.octopus/variables.ocl
index 5e36c37..a5ba698 100644
--- a/.octopus/variables.ocl
+++ b/.octopus/variables.ocl
@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@ variable "TF_CONTAINER" {
 
 variable "TF_INIT" {
     value "-backend-config=\"address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/#{GITLAB_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/#{Octopus.Deployment.Tenant.Id}-#{Octopus.Environment.Name}\" -backend-config=\"lock_address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/#{GITLAB_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/#{Octopus.Deployment.Tenant.Id}-#{Octopus.Environment.Name}/lock\" -backend-config=\"unlock_address=https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/#{GITLAB_PROJECT_ID}/terraform/state/#{Octopus.Deployment.Tenant.Id}-#{Octopus.Environment.Name}/lock\" -backend-config=\"username=developerdurp\" -backend-config=\"password=#{GITLAB_TOKEN}\" -backend-config=\"lock_method=POST\" -backend-config=\"unlock_method=DELETE\"  -backend-config=\"retry_wait_min=5\"" {}
+}
+
+variable "master-cores" {
+    value {
+        value = <<-EOT
+                #{if master-template == "d1-small"}1#{/if}
+                #{if master-template == "d1-medium"}2#{/if}
+                EOT
+    }
 }
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