diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
index 5736ddebd2..0f2dc2337d 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ config = {
         "scheduler": {
             "watchdog": True,
         },
+        "copr_resolver": {
+            "memory_limit": 1024**2,  # kilobytes
+            "watchdog": True,
+        },
+        "copr_scheduler": {
+            "watchdog": True,
+        },
     },
     "priorities": {
         "calculation_interval": 3600,  # seconds