diff --git a/AzureMonitorAgent/agent.py b/AzureMonitorAgent/agent.py
index 842961a44..959f3cfd6 100644
--- a/AzureMonitorAgent/agent.py
+++ b/AzureMonitorAgent/agent.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def check_disk_space_availability():
     Check if there is the required space on the machine.
     """
     try:
-        if get_free_space_mb("/var") < 700 or get_free_space_mb("/etc") < 500 or get_free_space_mb("/opt") < 500 :
+        if get_free_space_mb("/var") < 700 or get_free_space_mb("/etc") < 5 or get_free_space_mb("/opt") < 500 :
             # 52 is the exit code for missing dependency i.e. disk space
             # https://github.com/Azure/azure-marketplace/wiki/Extension-Build-Notes-Best-Practices#error-codes-and-messages-output-to-stderr
             return MissingDependency