diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/transtats/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/transtats/files/deploymentconfig.yml
index 7c3c97ef8a..5f2c438889 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/transtats/files/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/transtats/files/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@ spec:
           httpGet:
             path: /health
             port: 8080
+        # TODO: re-evaluate these limits once we know how much memory is actually needed
         resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 1024Mi
           limits:
-            memory: 384Mi
+            cpu: 2000m
+            memory: 2048Mi
   triggers:
   - type: ImageChange
     imageChangeParams: