diff --git a/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info.go b/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info.go
index 23b7d24778..e1822865d9 100644
--- a/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info.go
+++ b/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info.go
@@ -66,22 +66,28 @@ func GetMemoryCount() uint64 {
 		log.Error(icErr.Error())
 		return 0
 	}
-	if ic {
-		// in container, calculate by `cgroups`
-		limit, err := getContainerMemLimit()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error(err.Error())
-			return 0
-		}
-		return limit
-	}
-	// not in container, calculate by `gopsutil`
+	// get host memory by `gopsutil`
 	stats, err := mem.VirtualMemory()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("failed to get memory count",
 			zap.Error(err))
 		return 0
 	}
+	// not in container, return host memory
+	if !ic {
+		return stats.Total
+	}
+
+	// get container memory by `cgroups`
+	limit, err := getContainerMemLimit()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		return 0
+	}
+	// in container, return min(hostMem, containerMem)
+	if limit < stats.Total {
+		return limit
+	}
 	return stats.Total
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info_test.go b/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info_test.go
index 3fea77b23b..70e32aab45 100644
--- a/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/metricsinfo/hardware_info_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ package metricsinfo
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/log"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/log"
 )
 
 func Test_GetCPUCoreCount(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ func Test_GetCPUUsage(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_GetMemoryCount(t *testing.T) {
 	log.Info("TestGetMemoryCount",
 		zap.Uint64("MemoryCount", GetMemoryCount()))
+
+	assert.NotZero(t, GetMemoryCount())
 }
 
 func Test_GetUsedMemoryCount(t *testing.T) {