diff --git a/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cmd/tapRunner.go
index fa6e09bdc..e17f3fe91 100644
--- a/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ func tap() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !config.Config.Tap.PersistentStorage {
+		config.Config.Tap.StorageLimit = "200Mi"
+		log.Warn().Msg("Storage limit cannot be modified while persistentstorage is set to false!")
+	}
+
 	log.Info().
 		Str("limit", config.Config.Tap.StorageLimit).
 		Msg(fmt.Sprintf("%s will store the traffic up to a limit (per node). Oldest TCP/UDP streams will be removed once the limit is reached.", misc.Software))