diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-bm-os-contrail40-maas/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-bm-os-contrail40-maas/underlay.yaml
index e48b817..0a5f4f2 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-bm-os-contrail40-maas/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-bm-os-contrail40-maas/underlay.yaml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
             role: salt_master
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 4
-              memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 16384
+              memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 12288
               boot:
                 - hd
               volumes: