diff --git a/rabbitmq/deployment/base/definition.yaml b/rabbitmq/deployment/base/definition.yaml
index 3828114e..80fa65c3 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/deployment/base/definition.yaml
+++ b/rabbitmq/deployment/base/definition.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ spec:
   replicas: 3
   resources: #these are the defaults
     requests:
-      cpu: 1000m
-      memory: 2Gi
+      cpu: 300m
+      memory: 400Mi
     limits:
       cpu: 1000m
       memory: 2Gi