diff --git a/pkg/app/cassandra.go b/pkg/app/cassandra.go
index 1d0ec78337..c085cfb198 100644
--- a/pkg/app/cassandra.go
+++ b/pkg/app/cassandra.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func NewCassandraInstance(name string) App {
 				"image.tag":        "v9.99.9-dev",
 				"image.pullPolicy": "Always",
 				"replicaCount":     "1",
+				"resourcesPreset":  "xlarge",
 			},
 		},
 	}