diff --git a/installer/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml b/installer/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cd687fb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+awx_web_mem_request: 1
+awx_web_cpu_request: 500
+
+awx_task_mem_request: 2
+awx_task_cpu_request: 1500
+
+awx_rabbitmq_mem_request: 2
+awx_rabbitmq_cpu_request: 500
+
+awx_memcached_mem_request: 1
+awx_memcached_cpu_request: 500
diff --git a/installer/kubernetes/templates/configmap.yml.j2 b/installer/kubernetes/templates/configmap.yml.j2
index 5c59f46da6..47eff32c89 100644
--- a/installer/kubernetes/templates/configmap.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/kubernetes/templates/configmap.yml.j2
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ data:
     # Automatically deprovision pods that go offline
     AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES = True
 
-    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_CPU = {{ ((awx_task_cpu_request|default(1500) / 1000) * 4)|int }}
-    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_MEM = {{ ((awx_task_mem_request|default(2) * 1024) / 100)|int }}
+    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_CPU = {{ ((awx_task_cpu_request|int / 1000) * 4)|int }}
+    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_MEM = {{ ((awx_task_mem_request|int * 1024) / 100)|int }}
 
     #Autoprovisioning should replace this
     CLUSTER_HOST_ID = socket.gethostname()
diff --git a/installer/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/installer/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 06cd62e398..503bfd2e43 100644
--- a/installer/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ spec:
               name: awx-application-config
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "1Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_web_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_web_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-celery
           image: {{ awx_task_kubernetes_image }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ spec:
               value: {{ default_admin_password|default('password') }}
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request|default('2') }}Gi"
-              cpu: "{{ awx_task_mem_request|default('1500') }}m"
-            limit:
-              memory: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request|default('2') }}Gi"
-              cpu: "{{ awx_task_mem_request|default('1500') }}m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_task_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-rabbit
           image: ansible/awx_rabbitmq:{{ rabbitmq_version }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
@@ -96,14 +93,14 @@ spec:
               value: "/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq"
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "2Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_rabbitmq_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_rabbitmq_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-memcached
           image: memcached
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "1Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_memcached_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_memcached_cpu_request }}m"
       volumes:
         - name: awx-application-config
           configMap:
diff --git a/installer/openshift/defaults/main.yml b/installer/openshift/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cd687fb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/openshift/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+awx_web_mem_request: 1
+awx_web_cpu_request: 500
+
+awx_task_mem_request: 2
+awx_task_cpu_request: 1500
+
+awx_rabbitmq_mem_request: 2
+awx_rabbitmq_cpu_request: 500
+
+awx_memcached_mem_request: 1
+awx_memcached_cpu_request: 500
diff --git a/installer/openshift/templates/configmap.yml.j2 b/installer/openshift/templates/configmap.yml.j2
index c53f3fae85..dd3a14d103 100644
--- a/installer/openshift/templates/configmap.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/openshift/templates/configmap.yml.j2
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ data:
     # Automatically deprovision pods that go offline
     AWX_AUTO_DEPROVISION_INSTANCES = True
 
-    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_CPU = {{ ((awx_task_cpu_request|default(1500) / 1000) * 4)|int }}
-    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_MEM = {{ ((awx_task_mem_request|default(2) * 1024) / 100)|int }}
+    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_CPU = {{ ((awx_task_cpu_request|int / 1000) * 4)|int }}
+    SYSTEM_TASK_ABS_MEM = {{ ((awx_task_mem_request|int * 1024) / 100)|int }}
 
     #Autoprovisioning should replace this
     CLUSTER_HOST_ID = socket.gethostname()
diff --git a/installer/openshift/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/installer/openshift/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 81e0c46f04..d46044aa0b 100644
--- a/installer/openshift/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/openshift/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ spec:
               name: awx-application-config
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "1Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_web_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_web_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-celery
           image: {{ awx_task_openshift_image }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ spec:
               value: {{ default_admin_password|default('password') }}
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request|default('2') }}Gi"
-              cpu: "{{ awx_task_mem_request|default('1500') }}m"
-            limit:
-              memory: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request|default('2') }}Gi"
-              cpu: "{{ awx_task_mem_request|default('1500') }}m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_task_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_task_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-rabbit
           image: ansible/awx_rabbitmq:{{ rabbitmq_version }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
@@ -94,14 +91,14 @@ spec:
               value: "/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq"
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "2Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_rabbitmq_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_rabbitmq_cpu_request }}m"
         - name: awx-memcached
           image: memcached
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "1Gi"
-              cpu: "500m"
+              memory: "{{ awx_memcached_mem_request }}Gi"
+              cpu: "{{ awx_memcached_cpu_request }}m"
       volumes:
         - name: awx-application-config
           configMap: