diff --git a/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceList.yaml b/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceList.yaml
index 8ed5046d367..b496f06944a 100644
--- a/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceList.yaml
+++ b/templates/questions/persistence/persistenceList.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                 schema:
                   show_if: [["type", "=", "pvc"]]
                   type: string
-                  default: 999Gi
+                  default: 256Gi
               - variable: hostPathType
                 label: (Advanced) Host Path Type
                 schema: