diff --git a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 19e91fe21b9..22cdc6f686d 100644
--- a/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index d925c348d7b..5800a5e05df 100644
--- a/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index a86c28b3864..2e15bc40d28 100644
--- a/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
index 171f00166d0..4bdb694d678 100644
--- a/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi