diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/vars/staging.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/vars/staging.yml
index 51515c8590..8311ee5b76 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/vars/staging.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/vars/staging.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ koschei_oidc_crypto_secret: "{{ koschei_oidc_crypto_secret_stg }}"
 koschei_frontend_replicas: 2
 
 koschei_backend_services:
-  - { name: polling,        cpu: [ 1000, 1500 ],  memory: [  256,  512 ] }
+  - { name: polling,        cpu: [ 1000, 1500 ],  memory: [  512, 1024 ] }
   - { name: scheduler,      cpu: [  200,  500 ],  memory: [   64,  128 ] }
   - { name: build-resolver, cpu: [ 1000, 1500 ],  memory: [ 1024, 4096 ] }
   - { name: repo-resolver,  cpu: [ 2000, 8000 ],  memory: [ 1024, 4096 ] }