diff --git a/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl b/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
index 669452ab..1dd7260f 100644
--- a/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ secretsExporter:
     - cert-manager.io/*
     resources:
         requests:
-            cpu: 200m
-            memory: 300Mi
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 150Mi
         requests:
             cpu: 20m
             memory: 100Mi