diff --git a/kubernetes/autoscalers/api-gateway-hpa.yaml b/kubernetes/autoscalers/api-gateway-hpa.yaml
index c6b57586ef..04b977a4c8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/autoscalers/api-gateway-hpa.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/autoscalers/api-gateway-hpa.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ spec:
       name: cpu
       target:
         type: Utilization
-        averageUtilization: 60
+        averageUtilization: 80
diff --git a/kubernetes/autoscalers/frontend-hpa.yaml b/kubernetes/autoscalers/frontend-hpa.yaml
index 5d7d57b944..c68fb0e3d9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/autoscalers/frontend-hpa.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/autoscalers/frontend-hpa.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ spec:
       name: cpu
       target:
         type: Utilization
-        averageUtilization: 60
+        averageUtilization: 80
diff --git a/kubernetes/autoscalers/question-service-hpa.yaml b/kubernetes/autoscalers/question-service-hpa.yaml
index 1cbdf0200c..5c7f0589f2 100644
--- a/kubernetes/autoscalers/question-service-hpa.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/autoscalers/question-service-hpa.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ spec:
       name: cpu
       target:
         type: Utilization
-        averageUtilization: 60
+        averageUtilization: 80
diff --git a/kubernetes/autoscalers/user-service-hpa.yaml b/kubernetes/autoscalers/user-service-hpa.yaml
index 686113fc95..48f2198727 100644
--- a/kubernetes/autoscalers/user-service-hpa.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/autoscalers/user-service-hpa.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ spec:
       name: cpu
       target:
         type: Utilization
-        averageUtilization: 60
+        averageUtilization: 80
diff --git a/kubernetes/deployments/api-gateway-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/deployments/api-gateway-deployment.yaml
index 8c36f84cf8..6f782df630 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployments/api-gateway-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/deployments/api-gateway-deployment.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "250m"
+            cpu: "200m"
           limits:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "500m"
+            cpu: "400m"
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/kubernetes/deployments/frontend-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/deployments/frontend-deployment.yaml
index 15ea5e8b4f..1b8135a123 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployments/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/deployments/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "250m"
+            cpu: "200m"
           limits:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "500m"
+            cpu: "400m"
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/kubernetes/deployments/question-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/deployments/question-deployment.yaml
index a1132f51e5..a383801d5d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployments/question-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/deployments/question-deployment.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "250m"
+            cpu: "200m"
           limits:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "500m"
+            cpu: "400m"
       restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/kubernetes/deployments/user-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/deployments/user-deployment.yaml
index f8dc469543..ff1089801b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/deployments/user-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/deployments/user-deployment.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "250m"
+            cpu: "200m"
           limits:
             memory: "500Mi"
-            cpu: "500m"
+            cpu: "400m"
       restartPolicy: Always