diff --git a/group_vars/mons.yml.sample b/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
index d65547739..1fea4bf70 100644
--- a/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ dummy:
 # For the whole list of limits you can apply see: docs.docker.com/engine/admin/resource_constraints
 # Default values are based from: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_ceph_storage/2/html/red_hat_ceph_storage_hardware_guide/minimum_recommendations
 # These options can be passed using the 'ceph_mon_docker_extra_env' variable.
-#ceph_mon_docker_memory_limit: 1g
+#ceph_mon_docker_memory_limit: 3g
 #ceph_mon_docker_cpu_limit: 1
 
 # Use this variable to add extra env configuration to run your mon container.
diff --git a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
index d3ea98c7d..a00918811 100644
--- a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ dummy:
 # For the whole list of limits you can apply see: docs.docker.com/engine/admin/resource_constraints
 # Default values are based from: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_ceph_storage/2/html/red_hat_ceph_storage_hardware_guide/minimum_recommendations
 # These options can be passed using the 'ceph_osd_docker_extra_env' variable.
-#ceph_osd_docker_memory_limit: 3g
+#ceph_osd_docker_memory_limit: 5g
 #ceph_osd_docker_cpu_limit: 1
 
 # The next two variables are undefined, and thus, unused by default.
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
index 09183253f..513f21d28 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ create_crush_tree: false
 # For the whole list of limits you can apply see: docs.docker.com/engine/admin/resource_constraints
 # Default values are based from: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_ceph_storage/2/html/red_hat_ceph_storage_hardware_guide/minimum_recommendations
 # These options can be passed using the 'ceph_mon_docker_extra_env' variable.
-ceph_mon_docker_memory_limit: 1g
+ceph_mon_docker_memory_limit: 3g
 ceph_mon_docker_cpu_limit: 1
 
 # Use this variable to add extra env configuration to run your mon container.
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index 1b63433e7..c33d5447f 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ ceph_config_keys: [] # DON'T TOUCH ME
 # For the whole list of limits you can apply see: docs.docker.com/engine/admin/resource_constraints
 # Default values are based from: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_ceph_storage/2/html/red_hat_ceph_storage_hardware_guide/minimum_recommendations
 # These options can be passed using the 'ceph_osd_docker_extra_env' variable.
-ceph_osd_docker_memory_limit: 3g
+ceph_osd_docker_memory_limit: 5g
 ceph_osd_docker_cpu_limit: 1
 
 # The next two variables are undefined, and thus, unused by default.