diff --git a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
index 829d30846..3ae7ef115 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func kafkaImageTag(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ) string {
 
 func kafkaVolumeCapacity(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ) string {
 	if cr.Spec.KafkaVolumeCapacity == "" {
-		return "1Gi"
+		return "2Gi"
 	} else {
 		return cr.Spec.KafkaVolumeCapacity
 	}