diff --git a/manifests/cockroachdb/cluster.yaml b/manifests/cockroachdb/cluster.yaml
index bcb0c704948ecdbd8b271b68e685c481e669594b..fcc487d71a36cac4626180192588bbb6d5ee2f7c 100644
--- a/manifests/cockroachdb/cluster.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cockroachdb/cluster.yaml
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ spec:
   resources:
     requests:
       # This is intentionally low to make it work on local k3d clusters.
-      cpu: 4
-      memory: 4Gi
+      # TESTING
+      cpu: 1 #4
+      memory: 500Mi #4Gi
     limits:
-      cpu: 8
-      memory: 8Gi
+      # TESTING
+      cpu: 1 #8
+      memory: 1Gi #8Gi
   tlsEnabled: true
   # You can set either a version of the db or a specific image name
   # cockroachDBVersion: v22.2.8
diff --git a/manifests/cockroachdb/operator.yaml b/manifests/cockroachdb/operator.yaml
index d8e691308e4cc16af3f545d87244281ab0730696..0d578410c37744e038ec81a04fd1a08eee4b8425 100644
--- a/manifests/cockroachdb/operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cockroachdb/operator.yaml
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
+        # TESTING
         - -feature-gates=TolerationRules=true,AffinityRules=true,TopologySpreadRules=true
         - -zap-log-level
         - info
diff --git a/my_deploy.sh b/my_deploy.sh
index 991c21e711618d0c33f891051a84deb4b8479a93..24da28a7caf6b2bac8f76fcf9675c5e5d74fb5c0 100755
--- a/my_deploy.sh
+++ b/my_deploy.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export CRDB_DATABASE="tfs"
 
 # Set CockroachDB installation mode to 'single'. This option is convenient for development and testing.
 # See ./deploy/all.sh or ./deploy/crdb.sh for additional details
-export CRDB_DEPLOY_MODE="single"
+export CRDB_DEPLOY_MODE="cluster"
 
 # Disable flag for dropping database, if it exists.
 export CRDB_DROP_DATABASE_IF_EXISTS=""