diff --git a/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl b/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
index 173a6e9a..669452ab 100644
--- a/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/values/x509-exporter/values/x509-exporter.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ secretsExporter:
     excludeLabels:
     - cert-manager.io/*
     resources:
+        requests:
+            cpu: 200m
+            memory: 300Mi
         requests:
             cpu: 20m
             memory: 100Mi