diff --git a/config/general_config/pacemaker.yml b/config/general_config/pacemaker.yml
index cf4925148..751c0489e 100644
--- a/config/general_config/pacemaker.yml
+++ b/config/general_config/pacemaker.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ extra_args: >-
 test_ping: true
 enable_pacemaker: true
 
+# This config is extremely resource intensive, so we disable telemetry
+# in order to reduce the overall memory footprint
+# This is not required in newton
+telemetry_args: >-
+   {% if release != 'newton' %}
+   -e {{ overcloud_templates_path }}/environments/disable-telemetry.yaml
+   {% endif %}
+
 run_tempest: false
 
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