diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ece5c35..863e5a1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s \
   CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/health || exit 1
 
 # Start the application with gunicorn (after waiting for PostgreSQL)
-CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", "wait-for-db.sh gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8080 --workers 2 --threads 2 --timeout 60 --access-logfile - --error-logfile - 'app.main:create_app()'"]
+CMD ["/bin/bash", "-c", "wait-for-db.sh gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8080 --workers 1 --threads 4 --timeout 60 --access-logfile - --error-logfile - 'app.main:create_app()'"]
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index 327c2df..0298d0b 100755
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ variable "app_cpu_limit" {
 variable "app_memory_request" {
   description = "Memory request for application pods"
   type        = string
-  default     = "512Mi"
+  default     = "768Mi"
 }
 
 variable "app_memory_limit" {
   description = "Memory limit for application pods"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1250Mi"
+  default     = "2Gi"
 }
 
 # Docker Registry Configuration