diff --git a/install/flux-patches/helm-controller.yaml b/install/flux-patches/helm-controller.yaml
index 87d0f58c69514208769d588c4e73a2d3b336a925..cec22c591d750b31b58fec0dbc2cfbc0ce375e09 100644
--- a/install/flux-patches/helm-controller.yaml
+++ b/install/flux-patches/helm-controller.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ spec:
             memory: 1536Mi
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
-            memory: 512Mi
+            memory: 256Mi