diff --git a/.gitlab/test/integration_test/otel.yml b/.gitlab/test/integration_test/otel.yml
index 6b2294dfb716..fe5f89a2ad9c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/test/integration_test/otel.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/test/integration_test/otel.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ docker_image_build_otel:
   image: registry.ddbuild.io/ci/datadog-agent-buildimages/docker_x64$CI_IMAGE_DOCKER_X64_SUFFIX:$CI_IMAGE_DOCKER_X64
   needs: ["integration_tests_otel"]
   tags: ["docker-in-docker:amd64"]
+  variables:
+    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_REQUEST: 32Gi
+    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_LIMIT: 32Gi
   before_script:
     - mkdir -p /tmp/otel-ci
     - cp comp/otelcol/collector-contrib/impl/manifest.yaml /tmp/otel-ci/