diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
index dffff8d7ac..af04b33e30 100644
--- a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
+++ b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
       - name: init-inotify-limit
         image: busybox
-        command: ['sysctl', '-w', 'fs.inotify.max_user_instances=200']
+        command: ['sysctl', '-w', 'fs.inotify.max_user_instances=1000']
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
       volumes: