diff --git a/dts/conf.yaml b/dts/conf.yaml
index 8068345dd5..3690e77ee5 100644
--- a/dts/conf.yaml
+++ b/dts/conf.yaml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ nodes:
     lcores: "" # use all the available logical cores
     use_first_core: false # tells DPDK to use any physical core
     memory_channels: 4 # tells DPDK to use 4 memory channels
-    hugepages:  # optional; if removed, will use system hugepage configuration
-        amount: 256
+    hugepages_2mb: # optional; if removed, will use system hugepage configuration
+        amount: 2560
         force_first_numa: false
     ports:
       # sets up the physical link between "SUT 1"@000:00:08.0 and "TG 1"@0000:00:08.0
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ nodes:
         os_driver: rdma
         peer_node: "SUT 1"
         peer_pci: "0000:00:08.1"
-    hugepages:  # optional; if removed, will use system hugepage configuration
-        amount: 256
+    hugepages_2mb: # optional; if removed, will use system hugepage configuration
+        amount: 2560
         force_first_numa: false
     traffic_generator:
         type: SCAPY
diff --git a/dts/framework/config/__init__.py b/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
index 4cb5c74059..b6f820e39e 100644
--- a/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
+++ b/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ def from_dict(
             Either an SUT or TG configuration instance.
         """
         hugepage_config = None
-        if "hugepages" in d:
-            hugepage_config_dict = d["hugepages"]
+        if "hugepages_2mb" in d:
+            hugepage_config_dict = d["hugepages_2mb"]
             if "force_first_numa" not in hugepage_config_dict:
                 hugepage_config_dict["force_first_numa"] = False
             hugepage_config = HugepageConfiguration(**hugepage_config_dict)
diff --git a/dts/framework/config/conf_yaml_schema.json b/dts/framework/config/conf_yaml_schema.json
index 4731f4511d..f4d7199523 100644
--- a/dts/framework/config/conf_yaml_schema.json
+++ b/dts/framework/config/conf_yaml_schema.json
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         "compiler"
       ]
     },
-    "hugepages": {
+    "hugepages_2mb": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Optional hugepage configuration. If not specified, hugepages won't be configured and DTS will use system configuration.",
       "properties": {
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
             "type": "integer",
             "description": "How many memory channels to use. Optional, defaults to 1."
           },
-          "hugepages": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/hugepages"
+          "hugepages_2mb": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/hugepages_2mb"
           },
           "ports": {
             "type": "array",
diff --git a/dts/framework/config/types.py b/dts/framework/config/types.py
index 1927910d88..016e0c3dbd 100644
--- a/dts/framework/config/types.py
+++ b/dts/framework/config/types.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class NodeConfigDict(TypedDict):
     """Allowed keys and values."""
 
     #:
-    hugepages: HugepageConfigurationDict
+    hugepages_2mb: HugepageConfigurationDict
     #:
     name: str
     #:
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/linux_session.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/linux_session.py
index 5d24030c3d..ad3c811301 100644
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/linux_session.py
+++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/linux_session.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from typing_extensions import NotRequired
 
-from framework.exception import RemoteCommandExecutionError
+from framework.exception import ConfigurationError, RemoteCommandExecutionError
 from framework.utils import expand_range
 
 from .cpu import LogicalCore
@@ -87,25 +87,22 @@ def get_dpdk_file_prefix(self, dpdk_prefix: str) -> str:
     def setup_hugepages(self, hugepage_count: int, force_first_numa: bool) -> None:
         """Overrides :meth:`~.os_session.OSSession.setup_hugepages`."""
         self._logger.info("Getting Hugepage information.")
-        hugepage_size = self._get_hugepage_size()
+        if "hugepages-2048kB" not in self.send_command("ls /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages").stdout:
+            raise ConfigurationError("2MB hugepages not supported by operating system")
         hugepages_total = self._get_hugepages_total()
         self._numa_nodes = self._get_numa_nodes()
 
-        if force_first_numa or hugepages_total != hugepage_count:
+        if force_first_numa or hugepages_total < hugepage_count:
             # when forcing numa, we need to clear existing hugepages regardless
             # of size, so they can be moved to the first numa node
-            self._configure_huge_pages(hugepage_count, hugepage_size, force_first_numa)
+            self._configure_huge_pages(hugepage_count, force_first_numa)
         else:
             self._logger.info("Hugepages already configured.")
         self._mount_huge_pages()
 
-    def _get_hugepage_size(self) -> int:
-        hugepage_size = self.send_command("awk '/Hugepagesize/ {print $2}' /proc/meminfo").stdout
-        return int(hugepage_size)
-
     def _get_hugepages_total(self) -> int:
         hugepages_total = self.send_command(
-            "awk '/HugePages_Total/ { print $2 }' /proc/meminfo"
+            "cat /sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages"
         ).stdout
         return int(hugepages_total)
 
@@ -136,15 +133,15 @@ def _supports_numa(self) -> bool:
         # there's no reason to do any numa specific configuration)
         return len(self._numa_nodes) > 1
 
-    def _configure_huge_pages(self, amount: int, size: int, force_first_numa: bool) -> None:
+    def _configure_huge_pages(self, amount: int, force_first_numa: bool) -> None:
         self._logger.info("Configuring Hugepages.")
-        hugepage_config_path = f"/sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-{size}kB/nr_hugepages"
+        hugepage_config_path = "/sys/kernel/mm/hugepages/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages"
         if force_first_numa and self._supports_numa():
             # clear non-numa hugepages
             self.send_command(f"echo 0 | tee {hugepage_config_path}", privileged=True)
             hugepage_config_path = (
                 f"/sys/devices/system/node/node{self._numa_nodes[0]}/hugepages"
-                f"/hugepages-{size}kB/nr_hugepages"
+                f"/hugepages-2048kB/nr_hugepages"
             )
 
         self.send_command(f"echo {amount} | tee {hugepage_config_path}", privileged=True)
