diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
index 59ef0f8fe..eee3248fa 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 vm_cpu_cores: 2
 vm_cpu_sockets: 1
 vm_cpu_threads: 2
-vm_memory: 2048Mi
+vm_memory: 2048
 
 # Replace invalid characters so that we can use the branch name in kubernetes labels
 branch_name_sane: "{{ branch | regex_replace('/', '-') }}"
 
 # Request/Limit allocation settings
-
-cpu_allocation_ratio: 0.5
-memory_allocation_ratio: 1
+cpu_allocation_ratio: 0.25
+memory_allocation_ratio: 0.5
 
 # Default path for inventory
 inventory_path: "/tmp/{{ test_name }}/inventory"
diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2 b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
index 6a8e02721..371656b73 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ kind: VirtualMachine
 metadata:
   name: "instance-{{ vm_id }}"
   namespace: "{{ test_name }}"
+  annotations:
+    kubespray.com/ci.template-path: "tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/templates/vm.yml.j2"
   labels:
     kubevirt.io/os: {{ cloud_image }}
 spec:
@@ -34,10 +36,10 @@ spec:
             threads: {{ vm_cpu_threads }}
         resources:
           requests:
-            memory: {{ vm_memory * memory_allocation_ratio }}
+            memory: "{{ vm_memory * memory_allocation_ratio }}Mi"
             cpu: {{ vm_cpu_cores * cpu_allocation_ratio }}
           limits:
-            memory: {{ vm_memory }}
+            memory: "{{ vm_memory }}Mi"
             cpu: {{ vm_cpu_cores }}
       networks:
       - name: default
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-ha-ebpf.yml b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-ha-ebpf.yml
index e4f4bb658..21b7d8e01 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-ha-ebpf.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-ha-ebpf.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: almalinux-8
 mode: ha
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 calico_bpf_enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-nodelocaldns-secondary.yml b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-nodelocaldns-secondary.yml
index 52ef86984..626825863 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-nodelocaldns-secondary.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico-nodelocaldns-secondary.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: almalinux-8
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 enable_nodelocaldns_secondary: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico.yml
index 648a72d13..37a5deb5d 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-calico.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: almalinux-8
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 metrics_server_enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-docker.yml b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-docker.yml
index bcc69cd53..17917a097 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-docker.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-docker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: almalinux-8
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Use docker
 container_manager: docker
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-kube-ovn.yml b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-kube-ovn.yml
index 15dbabbd2..1514ccc87 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-kube-ovn.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_almalinux8-kube-ovn.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: almalinux-8
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 kube_network_plugin: kube-ovn
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux8-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux8-calico.yml
index b47511215..e71c0615e 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux8-calico.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux8-calico.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: rockylinux-8
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 metrics_server_enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml
index 17e6ae58b..5f3fcc5b0 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-calico.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: rockylinux-9
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 metrics_server_enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-cilium.yml b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-cilium.yml
index 033fde1b8..2f759f0f5 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-cilium.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_rockylinux9-cilium.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: rockylinux-9
 mode: default
-vm_memory: 3072Mi
+vm_memory: 3072
 
 # Kubespray settings
 kube_network_plugin: cilium
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-all-in-one-docker.yml b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-all-in-one-docker.yml
index ddd320a29..16ae45986 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-all-in-one-docker.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-all-in-one-docker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: ubuntu-2204
 mode: all-in-one
-vm_memory: 1600Mi
+vm_memory: 1600
 
 # Kubespray settings
 auto_renew_certificates: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-calico-all-in-one.yml b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-calico-all-in-one.yml
index 614cbeabc..2c666f8e3 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-calico-all-in-one.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu22-calico-all-in-one.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: ubuntu-2204
 mode: all-in-one
-vm_memory: 1600Mi
+vm_memory: 1600
 
 # Kubespray settings
 auto_renew_certificates: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-all-in-one-docker.yml b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-all-in-one-docker.yml
index b8318d49a..d4a0adccb 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-all-in-one-docker.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-all-in-one-docker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: ubuntu-2404
 mode: all-in-one
-vm_memory: 1600Mi
+vm_memory: 1600
 
 # Kubespray settings
 auto_renew_certificates: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-all-in-one.yml b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-all-in-one.yml
index 286034b27..4b9e403ca 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-all-in-one.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-all-in-one.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: ubuntu-2404
 mode: all-in-one
-vm_memory: 1600Mi
+vm_memory: 1600
 
 # Kubespray settings
 auto_renew_certificates: true
diff --git a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-etcd-datastore.yml b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-etcd-datastore.yml
index ec7747de2..2805fa731 100644
--- a/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-etcd-datastore.yml
+++ b/tests/files/packet_ubuntu24-calico-etcd-datastore.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instance settings
 cloud_image: ubuntu-2404
 mode: node-etcd-client
-vm_memory: 1600Mi
+vm_memory: 1600
 
 # Kubespray settings
 auto_renew_certificates: true