diff --git a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
index f32391fd7c8341bbdc48d207a37827ccf0a3b611..a758cfabc68fbef8ef9f099d292aee1ec13dc1d7 100644
--- a/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
+++ b/k8s-deploy-template.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ spec:
           image: ${IMAGE}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: ${MEMORY_LIMIT}
             limits:
               memory: ${MEMORY_LIMIT}
           ports: