diff --git a/flux2/apps/velero/velero-values-configmap.yaml b/flux2/apps/velero/velero-values-configmap.yaml
index 4b459e318e668d01793e172a1c8a57a2470a57b8..ae514b21183c898f9e750b8da42b088a98ff5dbe 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/velero/velero-values-configmap.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/velero/velero-values-configmap.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   name: stackspin-velero-values
 data:
   values.yaml: |
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        cpu: 100m
     # Init containers to add to the Velero deployment's pod spec. At least one
     # plugin provider image is required.
     initContainers:
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ data:
     restic:
       podVolumePath: /var/lib/kubelet/pods
       privileged: true
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 100m
 
     # Backup schedules to create.
     schedules: