diff --git a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/defaults/main.yaml b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/defaults/main.yaml
index 162d8ab8..15d6dfa6 100644
--- a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ argocd_default:
         rook_ceph:
           app_name: "rook-ceph"
           namespace: "rook-ceph"
-          helm_version: "1.14.5"
+          helm_version: "1.15.5"
+          image_version: "v18.2.4"
           rook_csi_kubelet_dir_path: "/var/lib/kubelet"
+          mon_volumes_storage_class: "gp3"
+          mon_volumes_size: "10Gi"
+          osd_volumes_storage_class: "gp3"
+          osd_count: "'3'"
+          volume_size_per_osd: "500Gi"
+          volumes_provider: "pvc"
           sync_wave: "'-10'"
           sub_app_enabled: "true"
         reflector:
diff --git a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/setup_facts.yaml b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/setup_facts.yaml
index 4481e7e4..c63974c4 100644
--- a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/setup_facts.yaml
+++ b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/setup_facts.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     fact_kubernetes_oidc_groups_claim: "{{ fact_argo_merged_config.apps['security'].sub_apps['zitadel'].zitadel_grant_prefix }}"
     fact_netbird_management_url: "https://netbird.{{ fact_argo_merged_config.apps['dns_utils'].sub_apps['cr_config'].dns_public_subdomain }}:443"
     fact_environment_list: "{{ fact_argo_merged_config.apps['deploy_env'].sub_apps['config'].environment_list.split(',') }}"
+    fact_rook_ceph_namespace: "{{ fact_argo_merged_config.apps['utils'].sub_apps['rook_ceph'].namespace }}"
 
 - name: set gitlab domain to public
   set_fact:
diff --git a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/teardown.yaml b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/teardown.yaml
index b260e742..6a395671 100644
--- a/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/teardown.yaml
+++ b/mojaloop/iac/roles/cc_k8s/tasks/teardown.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 - name: Delete resources before infra teardown
   shell: |
     export KUBECONFIG={{ kubeconfig_location }}/kubeconfig
@@ -11,6 +12,30 @@
     kubectl delete dbinstanceclaim -n {{ fact_argo_merged_config.apps['security'].sub_apps['zitadel'].namespace }} --ignore-not-found=true --all
   args:
     executable: /bin/bash
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Tear down ceph cluster
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    export KUBECONFIG={{ kubeconfig_location }}/kubeconfig
+    kubectl patch application -n {{ fact_argo_merged_config.namespace }} rook-ceph --type json --patch='[ { "op": "remove", "path": "/spec/syncPolicy/automated" } ]' || true
+    kubectl config set-context --current --namespace {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }}
+    kubectl -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }} scale deployment rook-ceph-operator --replicas=0
+    for CRD in $(kubectl get crd -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }} | awk '/ceph.rook.io/ {print $1}'); do kubectl get -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }} "$CRD" -o name | xargs -I {} kubectl patch -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }} {} --type merge -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers": []}}';done
+    kubectl delete cephobjectstore ceph-objectstore --ignore-not-found=true -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }}
+    kubectl delete cephfilesystem ceph-filesystem --ignore-not-found=true -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }}
+    kubectl delete cephblockpool ceph-blockpool --ignore-not-found=true -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }}
+    kubectl delete cephcluster rook-ceph --ignore-not-found=true -n {{ fact_rook_ceph_namespace }}
+    sleep 300  # Wait for 300 seconds
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+# - name: Sleep for 300 seconds and continue with play
+#   ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+#     timeout: 300
+# - name: Pause to finish resources deletion
+#   ansible.builtin.pause:
+#     seconds: 300
 # - name: Wait for vault to be gone
 #   shell: |  
 #     export KUBECONFIG={{ kubeconfig_location }}/kubeconfig