diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index b9dac26db..c9ac646bf 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
             memory: 384Mi
           requests:
             cpu: 5m
-            memory: 100Mi
+            memory: 50Mi
         volumeMounts:
           - mountPath: /tmp
             name: crt-volume
diff --git a/internal/resources/fluentbit/resources.go b/internal/resources/fluentbit/resources.go
index 262a59776..0c1c4e7b5 100644
--- a/internal/resources/fluentbit/resources.go
+++ b/internal/resources/fluentbit/resources.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func MakeDaemonSet(name types.NamespacedName, checksum string, dsConfig DaemonSe
 			corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Mi"),
 		},
 		Limits: map[corev1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
-			corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-			corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("50Mi"),
+			corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
+			corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("20Mi"),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/resources/selfmonitor/resources.go b/internal/resources/selfmonitor/resources.go
index 9ef0e3833..64cc81f8c 100644
--- a/internal/resources/selfmonitor/resources.go
+++ b/internal/resources/selfmonitor/resources.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	storageVolumeSize = resource.MustParse("1000Mi")
-	cpuRequest        = resource.MustParse("0.1")
+	cpuRequest        = resource.MustParse("10m")
 	memoryRequest     = resource.MustParse("50Mi")
-	cpuLimit          = resource.MustParse("0.2")
+	cpuLimit          = resource.MustParse("200m")
 	memoryLimit       = resource.MustParse("180Mi")
 )