diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 403f57c79..ae20b95ec 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ services:
     hostname: crkeng-dev-container
     image: ghcr.io/ualbertaaltlab/itwewina.altlab.app:dev
     command: /app/app.sh crkeng
-    memory: 2048m
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 2048M
     ports:
       - "8211:8000" # http
       - "9211:9191" # uWSGI stats