diff --git a/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml b/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml
index b0f801fccb155..72c81a5d956ee 100644
--- a/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml
+++ b/distribution/src/config/opensearch.yml
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ ${path.logs}
 # opensearch.experimental.feature.tiered_caching.enabled: false
 #
 # Settings related to tiered caching:
-# index.requests.cache.tiered.disk.keystore.size: 0.05%
-# index.requests.cache.tiered.disk.stale_cleanup_threshold: 0.5
-# indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.min_threads: 2
-# indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.max_threads: 2
-# indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.write_concurrency: 2
-# indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.segments: 16
+#index.requests.cache.tiered.disk.keystore.size: 0.05%
+#index.requests.cache.tiered.disk.stale_cleanup_threshold: 0.5
+#indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.min_threads: 2
+#indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.max_threads: 2
+#indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.write_concurrency: 2
+#indices.requests.cache.tiered.disk.ehcache.segments: 16
 #
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
index 750f114ccee15..2f0cc724abcce 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public final class IndicesRequestCache implements TieredCacheEventListener<Indic
 
         if (FeatureFlags.isEnabled(FeatureFlags.TIERED_CACHING)) {
             // enabling this for testing purposes. Remove/tweak!!
-            long CACHE_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 1000000L;
+            long CACHE_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 10000000000L; // 10 GB - change when integrating Sagar's code
             String SETTING_PREFIX = "indices.request.cache";
             String STORAGE_PATH = indicesService.getNodePaths()[0].indicesPath.toString() + "/request_cache";