diff --git a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
index 679b8ff..54fc2e6 100644
--- a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
+++ b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ spec:
         cpu: 1m
         memory: 4Mi
       limits:
-        memory: 200Mi
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+        memory: 1Gi # this will likely not happen during normal running, but compiling modules requires this
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