diff --git a/openshift/templates/nats.yaml b/openshift/templates/nats.yaml
index 4bc4d5fa4..9374f9579 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nats.yaml
+++ b/openshift/templates/nats.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ objects:
             persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Delete
             resources:
               requests:
-                storage: 5Gi
+                storage: 256M
       template:
         metadata:
           labels: