diff --git a/pkg/common/utils.go b/pkg/common/utils.go
index 6b71feb78..f92cd46d9 100644
--- a/pkg/common/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/common/utils.go
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ func BytesToGbRoundDown(bytes int64) int64 {
 }
 
 func BytesToGbRoundUp(bytes int64) int64 {
-	re := bytes / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
-	if (bytes % (1024 * 1024 * 1024)) != 0 {
+	// TEST: verify that rounding to 4GiB works correctly
+	re := bytes / (1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 4)
+	if (bytes % (1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 4)) != 0 {
 		re++
 	}
-	return re
+	return 4 * re
 }
 
 func GbToBytes(Gb int64) int64 {