diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
index 5de3c47095dd..be91bb23ee20 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ref:
       cpu: "3"
       memory: 600Mi
     limits:
-      memory: 10Gi
+      memory: 12Gi
   env:
   - name: ARCHITECTURE
     default: "amd64"