diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/microvm.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/microvm.rb
index 0b6157adc1..a466b44f03 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/microvm.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/microvm.rb
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class MicroVM
     def cpu_shares(cpu)
         # default value for cpu.shares
         default_value = 1024
-        shares_enabled = @one.fcrc[:cgroup_cpu_shares].downcase == 'true'
+        shares_enabled = @one.fcrc[:cgroup_cpu_shares] == true
 
         return default_value if !shares_enabled || cpu.nil? || cpu == ''
 
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/one-prepare-firecracker-domain b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/one-prepare-firecracker-domain
index 656c3b00ac..6bdd20601c 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/one-prepare-firecracker-domain
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/firecracker/one-prepare-firecracker-domain
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ mount -o bind "$SYSDS_PATH/$VM_ID" "$ROOTFS_PATH"
 ###############################################################################
 # Set cpu.shares value to restrict cpu usage
 ###############################################################################
-mkdir "$CGROUP_PATH/cpu/firecracker/one-$VM_ID"
+mkdir -p "$CGROUP_PATH/cpu/firecracker/one-$VM_ID"
 echo "$CPU_VAL" > "$CGROUP_PATH/cpu/firecracker/one-$VM_ID/cpu.shares"