diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron.yml
index ef6ef0e392..636835613f 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron.yml
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ spec:
               readOnly: false
               mountPath: /src/results
             resources:
-              limits:
-                cpu: '0'
-                memory: 8Gi
               requests:
                 cpu: '0'
                 memory: 4Gi
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron_template.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron_template.yml
index a8fdfa5c56..603b6884ba 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron_template.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/languages/templates/cron_template.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ containers:
   resources:
     limits:
       cpu: 2000m
+      memory: 8Gi
     requests:
       cpu: '0'
       memory: 4Gi