diff --git a/kubernetes/values.yaml.template b/kubernetes/values.yaml.template
index 86c0231..4171b2f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/values.yaml.template
+++ b/kubernetes/values.yaml.template
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ BACKEND:
   CONTAINER_TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS: "30"
   DOCKER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: "Always"
   STORAGE_UPLOADS: "25Gi"
+  RESOURCE_REQUESTS_MEMORY: "1G"
+  RESOURCE_LIMITS_MEMORY: "2G"
 
 WEBAPP:
   # change all the below if needed
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ WEBAPP:
   CONTAINER_RESTART_POLICY: "Always"
   CONTAINER_TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS: "30"
   DOCKER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: "Always"
+  RESOURCE_REQUESTS_MEMORY: "1G"
+  RESOURCE_LIMITS_MEMORY: "2G"
 
 NEO4J:
   # most likely you don't need to change this
@@ -63,9 +67,7 @@ NEO4J:
   CONTAINER_RESTART_POLICY: "Always"
   CONTAINER_TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS: "30"
   STORAGE: "5Gi"
-  # RESOURCE_REQUESTS_MEMORY configures the memory available for requests.
   RESOURCE_REQUESTS_MEMORY: "2G"
-  # RESOURCE_LIMITS_MEMORY configures the memory limits available.
   RESOURCE_LIMITS_MEMORY: "4G"
   # required for Neo4j Enterprice version
   #ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT: "yes"
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ MAINTENANCE:
   CONTAINER_RESTART_POLICY: "Always"
   CONTAINER_TERMINATION_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS: "30"
   DOCKER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY: "Always"
+  RESOURCE_REQUESTS_MEMORY: "500M"
+  RESOURCE_LIMITS_MEMORY: "1G"
 
 LETSENCRYPT:
   # change all the below if needed