diff --git a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
index 54fc2e6..54bc2bf 100644
--- a/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
+++ b/cluster/apps/irc/znc/helm-release.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ spec:
     resources:
       requests:
         cpu: 1m
-        memory: 4Mi
+        memory: 40Mi
       limits:
         memory: 1Gi # this will likely not happen during normal running, but compiling modules requires this
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