diff --git a/modules/elk/jobspec.nomad.hcl b/modules/elk/jobspec.nomad.hcl
index b2fabd8..2755437 100644
--- a/modules/elk/jobspec.nomad.hcl
+++ b/modules/elk/jobspec.nomad.hcl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ job "elk" {
       resources {
         cpu        = 2000
         memory     = 2048
-        memory_max = 4096
+        memory_max = 3072
       }
 
       template {