diff --git a/utils/common/countingallocator.h b/utils/common/countingallocator.h
index b8cbc1713..85188e627 100644
--- a/utils/common/countingallocator.h
+++ b/utils/common/countingallocator.h
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ namespace allocators
 // It is supposed to recv a ptr to an atomic from a singleton entity, e.g. ResourceManager.
 // NB The atomic provides an upper hard limit for the memory usage and not the usage counter.
 // The allocator's model counts allocated size locally and to sync allocated size difference
-// every CheckPointStepSize(100MB by default) both allocating and deallocating.
+// every CheckPointStepSize both allocating and deallocating.
 // When a sync op hits MemoryLimitLowerBound trying to allocate more memory, it throws.
 // SQL operators or TBPS runtime must catch the exception and act acordingly.
 
 const constexpr int64_t MemoryLimitLowerBound = 500 * 1024 * 1024;
 // Higher values demonstrate slower response to memory limit violations.
-const constexpr int64_t CheckPointStepSize = 1024;
+const constexpr int64_t CheckPointStepSize = 100 * 1024;
 
 // Custom Allocator that tracks allocated memory using an atomic counter
 template <typename T>