diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index f1b17748b24..210b7e00ad4 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ CNI_PLUGINS_PPC64LE_SHA256SUM=${CNI_PLUGINS_PPC64LE_SHA256SUM:-"8ceff026f4eccf33
 CNI_PLUGINS_S390X_SHA256SUM=${CNI_PLUGINS_S390X_SHA256SUM:-"2f1f65ac33e961bcdc633e14c376656455824e22cc45d3ca7e31eb2750a7ebc4"}
 
 # enables testing eviction scenarios locally.
-EVICTION_HARD=${EVICTION_HARD:-"memory.available<100Mi,nodefs.available<10%,nodefs.inodesFree<5%"}
+EVICTION_HARD=${EVICTION_HARD:-"imagefs.available<15%,memory.available<100Mi,nodefs.available<10%,nodefs.inodesFree<5%"}
 EVICTION_SOFT=${EVICTION_SOFT:-""}
 EVICTION_PRESSURE_TRANSITION_PERIOD=${EVICTION_PRESSURE_TRANSITION_PERIOD:-"1m"}