diff --git a/api/resources.go b/api/resources.go
index 8d3f27c6cd2b..e9e165419ec8 100644
--- a/api/resources.go
+++ b/api/resources.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (r *Resources) Canonicalize() {
 		r.CPU = helper.IntToPtr(100)
 	}
 	if r.MemoryMB == nil {
-		r.MemoryMB = helper.IntToPtr(10)
+		r.MemoryMB = helper.IntToPtr(300)
 	}
 	if r.IOPS == nil {
 		r.IOPS = helper.IntToPtr(0)
diff --git a/api/tasks.go b/api/tasks.go
index c956aac307c6..e35079628cec 100644
--- a/api/tasks.go
+++ b/api/tasks.go
@@ -373,11 +373,10 @@ type Task struct {
 }
 
 func (t *Task) Canonicalize(tg *TaskGroup, job *Job) {
-	min := MinResources()
-	min.Merge(t.Resources)
-	min.Canonicalize()
-	t.Resources = min
-
+	if t.Resources == nil {
+		t.Resources = &Resources{}
+	}
+	t.Resources.Canonicalize()
 	if t.KillTimeout == nil {
 		t.KillTimeout = helper.TimeToPtr(5 * time.Second)
 	}