diff --git a/roles/vikunja/templates/docker-compose.yml b/roles/vikunja/templates/docker-compose.yml
index 089a9de..6463d75 100644
--- a/roles/vikunja/templates/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/roles/vikunja/templates/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ version: '2'
 services:
   api:
     image: docker.io/vikunja/api:{{ vikunja_api_image_version }}
+    mem_limit: 256mb
+    memswap_limit: 300mb
     depends_on:
       - db
       - redis