diff --git a/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceAdvanced.yaml b/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceAdvanced.yaml
index 99df2652403..5aba9880e0e 100644
--- a/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceAdvanced.yaml
+++ b/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceAdvanced.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                 schema:
                   show_if: [["type", "=", "pvc"]]
                   type: string
-                  default: 999Gi
+                  default: 256Gi
               - variable: hostPathType
                 label: (Advanced) hostPath Type
                 schema: