diff --git a/indexer/variables.tf b/indexer/variables.tf
index d822628c..b8981d62 100644
--- a/indexer/variables.tf
+++ b/indexer/variables.tf
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ variable "rds_db_instance_class" {
 variable "rds_db_allocated_storage_gb" {
   type        = number
   description = "Storage allocated to the Postgres RDS DB in GB"
+  default     = 1000
 }
 
 variable "rds_read_replica_db_allocated_storage_gb" {