diff --git a/esphome_container.sh b/esphome_container.sh
index b00ee2de..ad725cba 100644
--- a/esphome_container.sh
+++ b/esphome_container.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 HOSTNAME=esphome
 TEMPLATE_STRING="local:vztmpl/${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 2 -memory 1024 \
   -ostype $OSTYPE -rootfs $ROOTFS,size=$DISK_SIZE -storage $STORAGE >/dev/null
 
 # Set container timezone to match host