diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/qa-prod b/inventory/group_vars/qa-prod
index 7e5559c40c..1d4c061dde 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/qa-prod
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/qa-prod
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Define resources for this group of hosts here. 
 lvm_size: 40000
 mem_size: 8196
+maxmem_size: 8196
 num_cpus: 2
 
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in