diff --git a/charts/openstack-hypervisor-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/openstack-hypervisor-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index b37cfca..460481c 100644
--- a/charts/openstack-hypervisor-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/openstack-hypervisor-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ spec:
           value: {{ quote .Values.controllerManager.manager.env.labelSelector }}
         - name: KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN
           value: {{ quote .Values.kubernetesClusterDomain }}
+        - name: GOMEMLIMIT
+          valueFrom:
+            resourceFieldRef:
+              resource: limits.memory
         image: {{ .Values.controllerManager.manager.image.repository }}:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet: