diff --git a/terraform/aks/app.tf b/terraform/aks/app.tf
index 2f47438ce..6691712f3 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/app.tf
+++ b/terraform/aks/app.tf
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ module "api_application" {
   web_port     = 80
   probe_path   = "/health"
   replicas     = var.api_replicas
+  max_memory   = var.api_max_memory
 }
 
 module "ui_application_configuration" {
diff --git a/terraform/aks/variables.tf b/terraform/aks/variables.tf
index 93ed9a139..beef1de1c 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/aks/variables.tf
@@ -79,30 +79,42 @@ variable "api_replicas" {
   type    = number
   default = 1
 }
+
+variable "api_max_memory" {
+  type    = string
+  default = "1Gi"
+}
+
 variable "ui_replicas" {
   type    = number
   default = 1
 }
+
 variable "postgres_flexible_server_sku" {
   type    = string
   default = "B_Standard_B1ms"
 }
+
 variable "postgres_enable_high_availability" {
   type    = bool
   default = false
 }
+
 variable "redis_capacity" {
   type    = number
   default = 1
 }
+
 variable "redis_family" {
   type    = string
   default = "C"
 }
+
 variable "redis_sku_name" {
   type    = string
   default = "Standard"
 }
+
 variable "statuscake_extra_urls" {
   type        = list(string)
   description = "List of extra URLs for StatusCake, on top of the internal teacherservices.cloud ones"
diff --git a/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production.tfvars.json b/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production.tfvars.json
index 9927d0ad0..b0619fa64 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production.tfvars.json
+++ b/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production.tfvars.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "run_dqt_reporting_service": true,
   "run_recurring_jobs": true,
   "api_replicas": 2,
+  "api_max_memory": "2Gi",
   "ui_replicas": 2,
   "postgres_flexible_server_sku": "GP_Standard_D2ds_v4",
   "postgres_enable_high_availability": true,
@@ -15,5 +16,4 @@
   "redis_family": "P",
   "redis_sku_name": "Premium",
   "statuscake_extra_urls": ["https://teacher-qualifications-api.education.gov.uk/health"]
-
 }