diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/kubernetes/e2e/test/openshift-kubernetes-e2e-test-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/kubernetes/e2e/test/openshift-kubernetes-e2e-test-ref.yaml
index b1962410eb382..6762a76a52277 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/kubernetes/e2e/test/openshift-kubernetes-e2e-test-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/kubernetes/e2e/test/openshift-kubernetes-e2e-test-ref.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ ref:
       cpu: "3"
       memory: 600Mi
     limits:
-      memory: 4Gi
+      memory: 8Gi
   documentation: |-
     The Kubernetes E2E step executes the kube end-to-end test suite.