diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
index f199ad44de..a816651d53 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     app: mdapi
-    file: storage.yml
+    template: storage.yml
     objectname: storage.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/templates/storage.yml
similarity index 72%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/templates/storage.yml
index bebc512f41..cfa4fdd68a 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/templates/storage.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ spec:
     - ReadWriteMany
   resources:
     requests:
+{%- if env == 'staging' %}
+      storage: 10Gi
+{%- else %}
       storage: 20Gi
+{%- endif %}
   storageClassName: ""