diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3310d87..8cd358a 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ variable "domain" {
 variable "eks_instance_disk_size" {
   description = "The size of the disk of the worker nodes in gigabytes. 40 is the approximate minimum.  Needs to hold the all of the normal operating system files plus every image that will be used in the cluster."
   type        = number
-  default     = 40
+  default     = 80
 }
 
 variable "eks_instance_types" {
@@ -106,4 +106,3 @@ variable "aws_environment" {
   type        = string
   default     = ""
 }
-