diff --git a/ct/elementsynapse.sh b/ct/elementsynapse.sh
index 20e150218..1a7689a80 100644
--- a/ct/elementsynapse.sh
+++ b/ct/elementsynapse.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ APP="Element Synapse"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-server}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-4}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-12}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/elementsynapse.json b/frontend/public/json/elementsynapse.json
index 36bfaf1e6..4fa5dc511 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/elementsynapse.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/elementsynapse.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       "resources": {
         "cpu": 1,
         "ram": 2048,
-        "hdd": 4,
+        "hdd": 8,
         "os": "debian",
         "version": "12"
       }