diff --git a/pihole_container.sh b/pihole_container.sh
index b6dcee6d..874bd76c 100644
--- a/pihole_container.sh
+++ b/pihole_container.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 HOSTNAME=pi-hole
 TEMPLATE_STRING="local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}"
 pct create $CTID $TEMPLATE_STRING -arch $ARCH -features nesting=1 \
-  -hostname $HOSTNAME -net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp -onboot 1 \
+  -hostname $HOSTNAME -net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=dhcp -onboot 1 -cores 1 -memory 512 \
   -ostype $OSTYPE -rootfs $ROOTFS,size=$DISK_SIZE -storage $STORAGE >/dev/null
 
 MOUNT=$(pct mount $CTID | cut -d"'" -f 2)