diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yaml b/.github/workflows/push.yaml
index fa4e95c77..a7a665aa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yaml
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Helm Template
         run: |
           helm template reloader deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/ \
-            --set reloader.deployment.resources.limits.cpu=150m \
-            --set reloader.deployment.resources.limits.memory=512Mi \
+            --set-string reloader.deployment.resources.limits.cpu=1 \
+            --set reloader.deployment.resources.limits.memory=128Mi \
             --set reloader.deployment.resources.requests.cpu=10m \
-            --set reloader.deployment.resources.requests.memory=512Mi > deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml
+            --set reloader.deployment.resources.requests.memory=128Mi > deployments/kubernetes/reloader.yaml
           
           helm template reloader deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/ --output-dir deployments/kubernetes/manifests && mv deployments/kubernetes/manifests/reloader/templates/* deployments/kubernetes/manifests/ && rm -r deployments/kubernetes/manifests/reloader
 
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7fcc3f9b7..d43bd872b 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -77,14 +77,22 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.image.pullPolicy }}
         name: {{ template "reloader-fullname" . }}
         env:
-        - name: GOMEMLIMIT
+        - name: GOMAXPROCS
+        {{- if .Values.reloader.deployment.gomaxprocsOverride }}
+          value: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.gomaxprocsOverride | quote }}
+        {{- else }}
           valueFrom:
             resourceFieldRef:
               resource: limits.memory
-        - name: GOMAXPROCS
+        {{- end }}
+        - name: GOMEMLIMIT
+        {{- if .Values.reloader.deployment.gomemlimitOverride }}
+          value: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.gomemlimitOverride | quote }}
+        {{- else }}
           valueFrom:
             resourceFieldRef:
               resource: limits.cpu
+        {{- end }}
       {{- range $name, $value := .Values.reloader.deployment.env.open }}
       {{- if not (empty $value) }}
         - name: {{ $name | quote }}
@@ -140,7 +148,6 @@ spec:
           value: enabled
       {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
-
         ports:
         - name: http
           containerPort: 9090
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
index 20f9c6687..8f658ffcf 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/values.yaml
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ reloader:
     # imagePullSecrets:
     #   - name: myregistrykey
 
+    # Put "0" in either to have go runtime ignore the set value.
+    # Otherwise, see https://pkg.go.dev/runtime#hdr-Environment_Variables for GOMAXPROCS and GOMEMLIMIT
+    gomaxprocsOverride: ""
+    gomemlimitOverride: ""
+
   service: {}
     # labels: {}
     # annotations: {}