diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 40a528ac4..38caa516b 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	PodRegexStr       string                `yaml:"regex" default:".*"`
 	Namespaces        []string              `yaml:"namespaces"`
 	SelfNamespace     string                `yaml:"selfnamespace" default:"kubeshark"`
-	StorageLimit      string                `yaml:"storagelimit" default:"300Mi"`
+	StorageLimit      string                `yaml:"storagelimit" default:"200Mi"`
 	DryRun            bool                  `yaml:"dryrun" default:"false"`
 	Pcap              string                `yaml:"pcap" default:""`
 	Resources         ResourcesConfig       `yaml:"resources"`
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 2acb7b63e..6b3f8b731 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ tap:
   regex: .*
   namespaces: []
   selfnamespace: kubeshark
-  storagelimit: 300Mi
+  storagelimit: 200Mi
   dryrun: false
   pcap: ""
   resources:
diff --git a/manifests/08-persistent-volume.yaml b/manifests/08-persistent-volume.yaml
index 15e1445c7..c3c803101 100644
--- a/manifests/08-persistent-volume.yaml
+++ b/manifests/08-persistent-volume.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ spec:
     - ReadWriteMany
   resources:
     requests:
-      storage: 300Mi
+      storage: 200Mi
   storageClassName: standard
 status: {}