diff --git a/sync-controller/job_runner.go b/sync-controller/job_runner.go
index 3056fc8..36a14d7 100644
--- a/sync-controller/job_runner.go
+++ b/sync-controller/job_runner.go
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ func (j *JobRunner) createPod(podName string, task TaskDescriptor, configuration
 					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
 						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
 							v1.ResourceCPU: *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(2000), resource.DecimalSI),
-							// 2Gi
-							v1.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(int64(math.Pow(2, 31)), resource.BinarySI),
+							// 8Gi
+							v1.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(int64(math.Pow(2, 33)), resource.BinarySI),
 						},
 						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
 							v1.ResourceCPU: *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(50), resource.DecimalSI),
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ func (j *JobRunner) createPod(podName string, task TaskDescriptor, configuration
 					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
 						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
 							v1.ResourceCPU: *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(1000), resource.DecimalSI),
-							// 512Mi
-							v1.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(int64(math.Pow(2, 29)), resource.BinarySI),
+							// 2Gi
+							v1.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(int64(math.Pow(2, 31)), resource.BinarySI),
 						},
 						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
 							v1.ResourceCPU: *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(0), resource.DecimalSI),