diff --git a/pkg/k8shandler/common_test.go b/pkg/k8shandler/common_test.go
index c41b2534b..c2f6832e1 100644
--- a/pkg/k8shandler/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/k8shandler/common_test.go
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func TestResourcesCommonResourceAndNodeLimitDefined(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProxyContainerResourcesDefined(t *testing.T) {
 
 	expectedCPU := resource.MustParse("100m")
-	expectedMemory := resource.MustParse("64Mi")
+	expectedMemory := resource.MustParse("256Mi")
 
 	empty := v1.ResourceRequirements{}
 	proxyResources := newESProxyResourceRequirements(empty, empty)
diff --git a/pkg/k8shandler/defaults.go b/pkg/k8shandler/defaults.go
index 73a033f4c..eaac66df6 100644
--- a/pkg/k8shandler/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/k8shandler/defaults.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const (
 	defaultESMemoryRequest = "1Gi"
 	// ESProxy
 	defaultESProxyCpuRequest    = "100m"
-	defaultESProxyMemoryLimit   = "64Mi"
-	defaultESProxyMemoryRequest = "64Mi"
+	defaultESProxyMemoryLimit   = "256Mi"
+	defaultESProxyMemoryRequest = "256Mi"
 
 	maxMasterCount = 3