diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
index ce86c3895b92..93c78ac282ae 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ network:
   # If true then configured bootnodes are considered non-gossiping peers
   p2pBootstrapNodesAsFullPeers: true
 
-  mempoolLimitBytes: 100000000 # approx 100MB
+  mempoolLimitBytes: "100000000" # approx 100MB
 
 storage:
   localSsd: false
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
index 716ced85c086..287e04010c60 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values/rc-1.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 network:
   public: true
-  mempoolLimitBytes: 1000000 # approx 1MB
+  mempoolLimitBytes: "10000000" # approx 10MB
 
 aztec:
   slotDuration: 36