diff --git a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
index ee5ab08f98..b831119289 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ impl Sandbox {
             online_memory(&self.logger)?;
         }
 
+        if req.nb_cpus == 0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let cpuset = rustjail_cgroups::fs::get_guest_cpuset()?;
 
         for (_, ctr) in self.containers.iter() {