diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
index 45d4a10..07e1099 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-cicd-pike-dvr-ceph/underlay.yaml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
             role: salt_master
             params:
               vcpu: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_CPU', 3) }}
-              memory: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_MEMORY', 8192) }}
+              memory: {{ os_env('CFG_NODE_MEMORY', 12288) }}
               boot:
                 - hd
               volumes: