diff --git a/base/searcher/searcher.Deployment.yaml b/base/searcher/searcher.Deployment.yaml
index 651b9d5e9fc2..c020b3b7ace5 100644
--- a/base/searcher/searcher.Deployment.yaml
+++ b/base/searcher/searcher.Deployment.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: SEARCHER_CACHE_SIZE_MB
           valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: spec.resources.requests.ephemeral-storage
+            resourceFieldRef:
+              containerName: searcher
+              resource: requests.ephemeral-storage
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
diff --git a/base/symbols/symbols.Deployment.yaml b/base/symbols/symbols.Deployment.yaml
index cde3fb28a5ff..fd47462dcd80 100644
--- a/base/symbols/symbols.Deployment.yaml
+++ b/base/symbols/symbols.Deployment.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: SYMBOLS_CACHE_SIZE_MB
           valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: spec.resources.requests.ephemeral-storage
+            resourceFieldRef:
+              containerName: symbols
+              resource: requests.ephemeral-storage
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef: