diff --git a/docker/run_nwaku_store_postgres_ubuntu.sh b/docker/run_nwaku_store_postgres_ubuntu.sh
index 7035941..fc197cf 100644
--- a/docker/run_nwaku_store_postgres_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/docker/run_nwaku_store_postgres_ubuntu.sh
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ echo "I am postgres ubuntu. Listening on: ${IP}"
   --nat=extip:${IP}\
   --store-message-db-url="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/postgres"\
   --store=true\
-  --store-message-retention-policy=capacity:4000000
+  --store-message-retention-policy=capacity:12000000
diff --git a/docker/run_nwaku_store_sqlite_ubuntu.sh b/docker/run_nwaku_store_sqlite_ubuntu.sh
index 30651ac..ad4ce00 100644
--- a/docker/run_nwaku_store_sqlite_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/docker/run_nwaku_store_sqlite_ubuntu.sh
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ echo "I am sqlite ubuntu. Listening on: ${IP}"
   --nat=extip:${IP}\
   --store-message-db-url="sqlite:///data/store.sqlite3"\
   --store=true\
-  --store-message-retention-policy=capacity:4000000
+  --store-message-retention-policy=capacity:12000000