diff --git a/quickstart/performance-tips.md b/quickstart/performance-tips.md
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--- a/quickstart/performance-tips.md
+++ b/quickstart/performance-tips.md
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ To allot specific CPU cores for Mayastor's reactors, follow these steps:
 2. Execute the following command to update Mayastor's configuration. Replace `<namespace>` with the appropriate Kubernetes namespace where Mayastor is deployed.
 
 ```
-kubectl mayastor upgrade -n <namespace> --set-args 'io_engine.coreList={3,4}'
+kubectl mayastor upgrade -n <namespace> --set-args 'io_engine.coreList={2,3}'
 ```
 
-In the above command, `io_engine.coreList={3,4}` specifies that Mayastor's reactors should operate on the third and fourth CPU cores.
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+In the above command, `io_engine.coreList={2,3}` specifies that Mayastor's reactors should operate on the third and fourth CPU cores.
+
+:::info
+The cores are numbered from 0.
+:::
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