diff --git a/roles/os_must_gather/README.md b/roles/os_must_gather/README.md
index 04db252804..6955232211 100644
--- a/roles/os_must_gather/README.md
+++ b/roles/os_must_gather/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ testing the new changes.
 * `cifmw_os_must_gather_host_network`: (Bool) Flag to gather host network data
 * `cifmw_os_must_gather_namespaces`: (List) List of namespaces required by the gather task in case of failure
 * `cifmw_os_must_gather_additional_namespaces`: (String) List of comma separated additional namespaces. Defaults to `kuttl,openshift-storage,sushy-emulator`
-* `cifmw_os_must_gather_volume_percentage`: (int) Specify maximum percentage of must-gather pod's allocated volume that can be used. If this limit is exceeded, must-gather will stop gathering, but still copy gathered data. Defaults to `70`
+* `cifmw_os_must_gather_volume_percentage`: (int) Specify maximum percentage of must-gather pod's allocated volume that can be used. If this limit is exceeded, must-gather will stop gathering, but still copy gathered data. Defaults to `80`
 
 ## Examples
 ```
diff --git a/roles/os_must_gather/defaults/main.yml b/roles/os_must_gather/defaults/main.yml
index 248d21df61..9c38062355 100644
--- a/roles/os_must_gather/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/os_must_gather/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cifmw_os_must_gather_output_dir: "{{ cifmw_basedir | default(ansible_user_dir ~
 cifmw_os_must_gather_output_log_dir: "{{ cifmw_os_must_gather_output_dir }}/logs/openstack-must-gather"
 cifmw_os_must_gather_repo_path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-must-gather"
 cifmw_os_must_gather_timeout: "30m"
-cifmw_os_must_gather_volume_percentage: 70
+cifmw_os_must_gather_volume_percentage: 80
 cifmw_os_must_gather_additional_namespaces: "kuttl,openshift-storage,openshift-marketplace,openshift-operators,sushy-emulator,tobiko"
 cifmw_os_must_gather_namespaces:
   - "{{ operator_namespace }}"