diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
index b63a7fcc2..5893be751 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 vm_cpu_cores: 2
 vm_cpu_sockets: 1
 vm_cpu_threads: 2
-vm_memory: 4096Mi
+vm_memory: 2048Mi
 
 # Request/Limit allocation settings