diff --git a/docs/terraform.md b/docs/terraform.md
index 9c192a11..4c411fff 100644
--- a/docs/terraform.md
+++ b/docs/terraform.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 | <a name="input_additional_k3s_environment"></a> [additional\_k3s\_environment](#input\_additional\_k3s\_environment) | Additional environment variables for the k3s binary. See for example https://docs.k3s.io/advanced#configuring-an-http-proxy . | `map(any)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_additional_tls_sans"></a> [additional\_tls\_sans](#input\_additional\_tls\_sans) | Additional TLS SANs to allow connection to control-plane through it. | `list(string)` | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_address_for_connectivity_test"></a> [address\_for\_connectivity\_test](#input\_address\_for\_connectivity\_test) | Before installing k3s, we actually verify that there is internet connectivity. By default we ping 1.1.1.1, but if you use a proxy, you may simply want to ping that proxy instead (assuming that the proxy has its own checks for internet connectivity). | `string` | `"1.1.1.1"` | no |
-| <a name="input_agent_nodepools"></a> [agent\_nodepools](#input\_agent\_nodepools) | Number of agent nodes. | <pre>list(object({<br>    name                 = string<br>    server_type          = string<br>    location             = string<br>    backups              = optional(bool)<br>    floating_ip          = optional(bool)<br>    labels               = list(string)<br>    taints               = list(string)<br>    count                = number<br>    longhorn_volume_size = optional(number)<br>    swap_size            = optional(string, "")<br>    zram_size            = optional(string, "")<br>    kubelet_args         = optional(list(string), [])<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_agent_nodepools"></a> [agent\_nodepools](#input\_agent\_nodepools) | Number of agent nodes. | <pre>list(object({<br>    name                 = string<br>    server_type          = string<br>    location             = string<br>    backups              = optional(bool)<br>    floating_ip          = optional(bool)<br>    labels               = list(string)<br>    taints               = list(string)<br>    count                = number<br>    longhorn_volume_size = optional(number)<br>    swap_size            = optional(string, "")<br>    zram_size            = optional(string, "")<br>    kubelet_args         = optional(list(string), ["kube-reserved=cpu=50m,memory=300Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"])<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_allow_scheduling_on_control_plane"></a> [allow\_scheduling\_on\_control\_plane](#input\_allow\_scheduling\_on\_control\_plane) | Whether to allow non-control-plane workloads to run on the control-plane nodes. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_automatically_upgrade_k3s"></a> [automatically\_upgrade\_k3s](#input\_automatically\_upgrade\_k3s) | Whether to automatically upgrade k3s based on the selected channel. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_automatically_upgrade_os"></a> [automatically\_upgrade\_os](#input\_automatically\_upgrade\_os) | Whether to enable or disable automatic os updates. Defaults to true. Should be disabled for single-node clusters | `bool` | `true` | no |
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 | <a name="input_cni_plugin"></a> [cni\_plugin](#input\_cni\_plugin) | CNI plugin for k3s. | `string` | `"flannel"` | no |
 | <a name="input_control_plane_lb_enable_public_interface"></a> [control\_plane\_lb\_enable\_public\_interface](#input\_control\_plane\_lb\_enable\_public\_interface) | Enable or disable public interface for the control plane load balancer . Defaults to true. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_control_plane_lb_type"></a> [control\_plane\_lb\_type](#input\_control\_plane\_lb\_type) | The type of load balancer to use for the control plane load balancer. Defaults to lb11, which is the cheapest one. | `string` | `"lb11"` | no |
-| <a name="input_control_plane_nodepools"></a> [control\_plane\_nodepools](#input\_control\_plane\_nodepools) | Number of control plane nodes. | <pre>list(object({<br>    name         = string<br>    server_type  = string<br>    location     = string<br>    backups      = optional(bool)<br>    labels       = list(string)<br>    taints       = list(string)<br>    count        = number<br>    swap_size    = optional(string, "")<br>    zram_size    = optional(string, "")<br>    kubelet_args = optional(list(string), [])<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
+| <a name="input_control_plane_nodepools"></a> [control\_plane\_nodepools](#input\_control\_plane\_nodepools) | Number of control plane nodes. | <pre>list(object({<br>    name         = string<br>    server_type  = string<br>    location     = string<br>    backups      = optional(bool)<br>    labels       = list(string)<br>    taints       = list(string)<br>    count        = number<br>    swap_size    = optional(string, "")<br>    zram_size    = optional(string, "")<br>    kubelet_args = optional(list(string), ["kube-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=1500Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"])<br>  }))</pre> | `[]` | no |
 | <a name="input_control_planes_custom_config"></a> [control\_planes\_custom\_config](#input\_control\_planes\_custom\_config) | Custom control plane configuration e.g to allow etcd monitoring. | `any` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_kubeconfig"></a> [create\_kubeconfig](#input\_create\_kubeconfig) | Create the kubeconfig as a local file resource. Should be disabled for automatic runs. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_kustomization"></a> [create\_kustomization](#input\_create\_kustomization) | Create the kustomization backup as a local file resource. Should be disabled for automatic runs. | `bool` | `true` | no |
diff --git a/kube.tf.example b/kube.tf.example
index eaed2a66..39f57a04 100644
--- a/kube.tf.example
+++ b/kube.tf.example
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module "kube-hetzner" {
       count       = 1
       # swap_size   = "2G" # remember to add the suffix, examples: 512M, 1G
       # zram_size   = "2G" # remember to add the suffix, examples: 512M, 1G
-      # kubelet_args = ["kube-reserved=cpu=100m,memory=200Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=memory=200Mi"]
+      # kubelet_args = ["kube-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=1500Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"]
 
       # Enable automatic backups via Hetzner (default: false)
       # backups = true
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module "kube-hetzner" {
       count       = 1
       # swap_size   = "2G" # remember to add the suffix, examples: 512M, 1G
       # zram_size   = "2G" # remember to add the suffix, examples: 512M, 1G
-      # kubelet_args = ["kube-reserved=cpu=100m,memory=200Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=memory=200Mi"]
+      # kubelet_args = ["kube-reserved=cpu=50m,memory=300Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"]
 
       # Enable automatic backups via Hetzner (default: false)
       # backups = true
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1d99b6f8..83043caa 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ variable "control_plane_nodepools" {
     count        = number
     swap_size    = optional(string, "")
     zram_size    = optional(string, "")
-    kubelet_args = optional(list(string), [])
+    kubelet_args = optional(list(string), ["kube-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=1500Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"])
   }))
   default = []
   validation {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ variable "agent_nodepools" {
     longhorn_volume_size = optional(number)
     swap_size            = optional(string, "")
     zram_size            = optional(string, "")
-    kubelet_args         = optional(list(string), [])
+    kubelet_args         = optional(list(string), ["kube-reserved=cpu=50m,memory=300Mi,ephemeral-storage=1Gi", "system-reserved=cpu=250m,memory=300Mi"])
   }))
   default = []
   validation {