diff --git a/systest/cluster/nodes.go b/systest/cluster/nodes.go
index db1afa90df..aca5764a1e 100644
--- a/systest/cluster/nodes.go
+++ b/systest/cluster/nodes.go
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ var (
 		"requests and limits for smesher container",
 		&apiv1.ResourceRequirements{
 			Requests: apiv1.ResourceList{
-				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0.4"),
-				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("400Mi"),
+				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("1.3"),
+				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("800Mi"),
 			},
 			Limits: apiv1.ResourceList{
-				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("2"),
-				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("1.3"),
+				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("800Mi"),
 			},
 		},
 		toResources,
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ var (
 		"requests and limits for poet container",
 		&apiv1.ResourceRequirements{
 			Requests: apiv1.ResourceList{
-				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0.5"),
+				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0.4"),
 				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
 			},
 			Limits: apiv1.ResourceList{
-				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0.5"),
+				apiv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0.4"),
 				apiv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/systest/testcontext/context.go b/systest/testcontext/context.go
index 502a206d83..e06d99cb57 100644
--- a/systest/testcontext/context.go
+++ b/systest/testcontext/context.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	k8szap "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
@@ -288,6 +289,9 @@ func New(t *testing.T, opts ...Opt) *Context {
 		t.Cleanup(func() { <-tokens })
 	}
 	config, err := rest.InClusterConfig()
+
+	// The default rate limiter is too slow 5qps and 10 burst, This will prevent the client from being throttled
+	config.RateLimiter = flowcontrol.NewTokenBucketRateLimiter(20, 50)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)