diff --git a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
index 079bdc92cfb79..7dbb226ed7403 100644
--- a/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/templates/openshift/installer/cluster-launch-installer-e2e.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ objects:
       terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       resources:
         requests:
-          cpu: 1
+          cpu: 3
           memory: 300Mi
         limits:
           memory: 3Gi