diff --git a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
index a7e6eea..f745a7f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
+++ b/kubernetes/deployment-production.tmpl
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ spec:
           image: ghcr.io/zooniverse/talk-api:__IMAGE_TAG__
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "250Mi"
+              memory: "500Mi"
               cpu: "250m"
             limits:
-              memory: "700Mi"
+              memory: "1500Mi"
               cpu: "1000m"
           livenessProbe:
             exec: