diff --git a/metrics/exporters.nomad b/metrics/exporters.nomad
index 0a49007..88c4029 100644
--- a/metrics/exporters.nomad
+++ b/metrics/exporters.nomad
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ job "metrics" {
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
           }
         }
       }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ job "metrics" {
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
           }
         }
       }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ job "metrics" {
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
           }
         }
       }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ EOF
 
       resources {
         cpu = 50
-        memory = 50
+        memory = 20
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/service.nomad b/service.nomad
index 641670f..5d1018f 100644
--- a/service.nomad
+++ b/service.nomad
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ job "[[.name]]" {
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
+            memory_max = 50
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/syslogng.nomad b/syslogng.nomad
index a6a87c5..798b172 100644
--- a/syslogng.nomad
+++ b/syslogng.nomad
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ job "syslogng" {
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
+            memory_max = 50
           }
         }
       }
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ EOF
 
       resources {
         cpu = 50
-        memory = 50
+        memory = 20
       }
     }
   }
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ EOF
         sidecar_task {
           resources {
             cpu    = 50
-            memory = 50
+            memory = 20
+            memory_max = 50
           }
         }
       }
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ EOF
 
       resources {
         cpu = 50
-        memory = 50
+        memory = 10
       }
     }
   }