diff --git a/ci/openshift-ci/test.sh b/ci/openshift-ci/test.sh
index d012e5670..9f2a4f7a3 100755
--- a/ci/openshift-ci/test.sh
+++ b/ci/openshift-ci/test.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ info "Install and configure kata into the test cluster"
 export SELINUX_PERMISSIVE="no"
 "${script_dir}/cluster/install_kata.sh" || die "Failed to install kata-containers"
 
+info "Overriding KATA_RUNTIME cpu resources"
+oc patch "runtimeclass/${KATA_RUNTIME}" -p '{"overhead": {"podFixed": {"cpu": "50m"}}}'
+
 info "Run test suite: ${suite}"
 test_status='PASS'
 "${script_dir}/run_${suite}_test.sh" || test_status='FAIL'