diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fff6fb5923b6369aa5157992d7cf8e0e5e85273c..33ffdedaf239fc96398ff48b35b11014668e3f10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ Prod:
 ```yaml
   limits:
     cpu: "500m"
-    memory: "256Mi"
+    memory: "196Mi"
   requests:
     cpu: "50m"
-    memory: "256Mi"
+    memory: "196Mi"
 ```
 
 Dev:
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ Dev:
 ```yaml
   limits:
     cpu: "500m"
-    memory: "128Mi"
+    memory: "100Mi"
   requests:
     cpu: "50m"
-    memory: "128Mi"
-```
+    memory: "100Mi"
+```    
 
 ### Weitere Urls
 
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 3599981a379d0bf83509d599fa74742bb7dce4c6..777f343797061c5d07f90bf1f5d91c272ee0be4f 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ app.kubernetes.io/namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
 {{- if eq (include "app.kopEnvironment" . ) "prod" }}
   limits:
     cpu: "500m"
-    memory: "2000Mi"
+    memory: "192Mi"
   requests:
     cpu: "50m"
-    memory: "250Mi"
+    memory: "192Mi"
 {{- else }}
   limits:
     cpu: "500m"
-    memory: "2000Mi"
+    memory: "100Mi"
   requests:
     cpu: "50m"
-    memory: "250Mi"
+    memory: "100Mi"
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
 
diff --git a/src/test/helm/deployment_resources_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/deployment_resources_test.yaml
index d26c9c177eae819e4e212359c84facb3d2cd90b5..dc8693545356bab15a4fa61f8e0a2c233d9e212c 100644
--- a/src/test/helm/deployment_resources_test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/helm/deployment_resources_test.yaml
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ tests:
           value: 500m
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory
-          value: 2000Mi
+          value: 192Mi
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.cpu
           value: 50m
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.memory
-          value: 250Mi
+          value: 192Mi
   - it: test default resources
     template: deployment.yaml
     release:
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ tests:
           value: 500m
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory
-          value: 2000Mi
+          value: 100Mi
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.cpu
           value: 50m
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.memory
-          value: 250Mi
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+          value: 100Mi
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