diff --git a/templates/values.yaml.tpl b/templates/values.yaml.tpl
index d8bec3d..b027095 100644
--- a/templates/values.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/values.yaml.tpl
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ rbac:
   serviceAccountAnnotations:
     eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn: ${ alb_ingress_iam_role_arn }
 
+resources:
+  requests:
+    memory: "64Mi"
+  limits:
+    memory: "128Mi"
+
 image:
   repository: docker.io/amazon/aws-alb-ingress-controller
   tag: "v1.1.5"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index a5cf76e..ab2983d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ variable "enabled" {
 }
 
 variable "replica_count" {
-  default = 3
+  default = 2
 }
 
 variable "ingress_class" {