diff --git a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
index d54194c07a..5e5d262cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ jobs:
           --set cluster.name="${{ env.clusterName }}" \
           --set bpf.monitorAggregation=none \
           --set loadBalancer.l7.backend=envoy \
-          --set tls.secretsBackend=k8s
+          --set tls.secretsBackend=k8s \
+          --set hubble.eventQueueSize=65536
 
           # Enable Relay
           cilium hubble enable