diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/ipi-conf-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/ipi-conf-ref.yaml
index f702a95ab0bb..634c10832bdd 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/ipi-conf-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/ipi/conf/ipi-conf-ref.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ref:
   commands: ipi-conf-commands.sh
   resources:
     requests:
-      cpu: 1000m
+      cpu: 10m
       memory: 100Mi
   documentation: |-
     The IPI configure step generates the install-config.yaml file based on the cluster profile and optional input files.