diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 6087f55c7..59dd84176 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	Namespaces        []string              `yaml:"namespaces" json:"namespaces" default:"[]"`
 	Release           ReleaseConfig         `yaml:"release" json:"release"`
 	PersistentStorage bool                  `yaml:"persistentstorage" json:"persistentstorage" default:"false"`
-	StorageLimit      string                `yaml:"storagelimit" json:"storagelimit" default:"200Mi"`
+	StorageLimit      string                `yaml:"storagelimit" json:"storagelimit" default:"500Mi"`
 	StorageClass      string                `yaml:"storageclass" json:"storageclass" default:"standard"`
 	DryRun            bool                  `yaml:"dryrun" json:"dryrun" default:"false"`
 	Pcap              string                `yaml:"pcap" json:"pcap" default:""`
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 1ddd4d375..8e61790e8 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tap:
     name: kubeshark
     namespace: default
   persistentstorage: false
-  storagelimit: 200Mi
+  storagelimit: 500Mi
   storageclass: standard
   dryrun: false
   pcap: ""
diff --git a/manifests/complete.yaml b/manifests/complete.yaml
index c75744dc1..2a9c9737f 100644
--- a/manifests/complete.yaml
+++ b/manifests/complete.yaml
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ spec:
           name: sys
         - name: data
           emptyDir:
-            sizeLimit: 200Mi
+            sizeLimit: 500Mi
 ---
 # Source: kubeshark/templates/04-hub-deployment.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1