diff --git a/.platform.app.yaml b/.platform.app.yaml
index 08990ddb9..14155e7ab 100644
--- a/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ mounts:
 # The size of the persistent disk of the application (in MB).
 disk: 2048
 
+resources:
+    base_memory: 256
+    memory_ratio: 100
+
 # The relationships of the application with services or other applications.
 #
 # The left-hand side is the name of the relationship as it will be exposed
@@ -46,7 +50,6 @@ disk: 2048
 relationships:
     postgresdatabase: 'dbpostgres:postgresql'
 
-
 web:
     commands:
         start: 'yarn start'