diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
index 97b4b0ab5bf..f75ac889af3 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ func DefaultWorkerPodTemplate(ctx context.Context, instance rayv1.RayCluster, wo
 				// Therefore, hard-coding the resources is acceptable.
 				Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
 					corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"),
-					corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("256Mi"),
+					corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("512Mi"),
 				},
 				Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
 					corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"),
-					corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("256Mi"),
+					corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("512Mi"),
 				},
 			},
 		}