diff --git a/packer/k8sbootstrap.pkr.hcl b/packer/k8sbootstrap.pkr.hcl
index 9bf1bea..04a2c4d 100644
--- a/packer/k8sbootstrap.pkr.hcl
+++ b/packer/k8sbootstrap.pkr.hcl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "k8sbootstrap" {
   ssh_pty                 = true
 
   CPUs                    = 2
-  RAM                     = 4096
+  RAM                     = 8192
 
   network_adapters {
     network               = var.vsphere_network