diff --git a/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot/scripts/build.sh
index 9be4198d..dfd7af49 100755
--- a/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot/scripts/build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cp assets/*.deb build/
 #---build SD card image---
 
 # size of root and boot partion (in MByte)
-IMAGE_TOTAL_SIZE=500
+IMAGE_TOTAL_SIZE=2048
 BOOT_PARTITION_START=2048
 BOOT_PARTITION_SIZE=25
 #---don't change here---
diff --git a/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot64/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot64/scripts/build.sh
index c3724f45..51814f6e 100755
--- a/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot64/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/images/raspberry-pi-hypriot64/scripts/build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cp assets/*.tar.gz build/
 #---build SD card image---
 
 # size of root and boot partion (in MByte)
-IMAGE_TOTAL_SIZE=500
+IMAGE_TOTAL_SIZE=2048
 BOOT_PARTITION_START=2048
 BOOT_PARTITION_SIZE=25
 #---don't change here---