diff --git a/hieradata/roles/infra/k8s.yaml b/hieradata/roles/infra/k8s.yaml
index 5d340ac..4d35fc8 100644
--- a/hieradata/roles/infra/k8s.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/roles/infra/k8s.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ sysctl::base::values:
     value: '0'
   net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter:
     value: '0'
+  fs.inotify.max_user_watches:
+    value: '524288'
+  fs.inotify.max_user_instances:
+    value: '512'
 
 # add loopback interfaces to ssh list
 ssh::server::options: