diff --git a/copilot/post-award/manifest.yml b/copilot/post-award/manifest.yml
index 588abe82a..ff95830e4 100644
--- a/copilot/post-award/manifest.yml
+++ b/copilot/post-award/manifest.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ image:
   # Port exposed through your container to route traffic to it.
   port: 4001
 
-cpu: 2048       # Number of CPU units for the task.
-memory: 4096    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
+cpu: 1024       # Number of CPU units for the task.
+memory: 2048    # Amount of memory in MiB used by the task.
 platform: linux/x86_64     # See https://aws.github.io/copilot-cli/docs/manifest/backend-service/#platform
 count: 1       # Number of tasks that should be running in your service.
 exec: true     # Enable running commands in your container.