diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
index eb51f58570..75e7da4e92 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/koschei.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     template: backend-deployment.yml
     objectname: polling-deployment.yml
     service: polling
+    memory: 512
 
   - role: openshift/object
     template: frontend-service.yml
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
index 1b4da85a08..4f0d7ed666 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
           readOnly: true
         resources:
           limits:
-            memory: 256Mi
+            memory: {{memory}}Mi
       volumes:
       - name: config-volume
         secret: