diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index c4cebfcde..f4e341a97 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
 EXPOSE 3000
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/api
 
-# Nonroot user, limit heap size to 50 MB
+# Nonroot user, limit heap size to 150 MB
 USER nonroot
-CMD ["--max-old-space-size=50", "/app/dist/main"]
+CMD ["--max-old-space-size=150", "/app/dist/main"]
diff --git a/charts/app/templates/backend/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/app/templates/backend/templates/deployment.yaml
index f8bd4e88c..9c61a61d9 100644
--- a/charts/app/templates/backend/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/app/templates/backend/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
           resources:
             requests:
               cpu: 50m
-              memory: 75Mi
+              memory: 200Mi
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "backend.fullname" . }}
           {{- if .Values.backend.securityContext }}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ spec:
           resources: # this is optional
             requests:
               cpu: 50m
-              memory: 75Mi
+              memory: 200Mi
       {{- with .Values.backend.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}