diff --git a/services/maintenance/node-ops/node-nofile-daemonset.yaml b/services/maintenance/node-ops/node-nofile-daemonset.yaml
index 49d31c9c..f259dbfc 100644
--- a/services/maintenance/node-ops/node-nofile-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/services/maintenance/node-ops/node-nofile-daemonset.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ spec:
           image: bitnami/kubectl@sha256:554ab88b1858e8424c55de37ad417b16f2a0e65d1607aa0f3fe3ce9b9f10b131
           command: ["/usr/bin/env", "bash"]
           args: ["/scripts/node_nofile.sh"]
+          # The helper sleeps after setup; reserve its measured footprint.
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 5m
+              memory: 16Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 500m
+              memory: 512Mi
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
             runAsUser: 0