diff --git a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Pipeline/PipeConfig/Core_handover_conf.pm b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Pipeline/PipeConfig/Core_handover_conf.pm
index cc636a78ec1185ee9d8fa8925d163b24d8e0d48f..f3c566bb0a12ce872a5b67273b836d082128c5c7 100644
--- a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Pipeline/PipeConfig/Core_handover_conf.pm
+++ b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Pipeline/PipeConfig/Core_handover_conf.pm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sub pipeline_analyses {
         },
         -max_retry_count  => 3,
         -hive_capacity    => 100,
-        -rc_name          => 'normal',
+        -rc_name          => 'mem',
       },
 
       {
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ sub resource_classes {
     my $self = shift;
     return {
       'default' => { 'LSF' => ''},
-      'normal'  => { 'LSF' => '-q normal -M 1000000 -R"select[mem>1000 && myens_stag1tok>800 && myens_stag2tok>800] rusage[mem=1000:myens_stag1tok=10:myens_stag2tok=10:duration=10]"'},
-      'mem'     => { 'LSF' => '-q normal -M 2500000 -R"select[mem>2500 && myens_stag1tok>800 && myens_stag2tok>800] rusage[mem=2500:myens_stag1tok=10:myens_stag2tok=10:duration=10]"'},
+      'normal'  => { 'LSF' => '-q normal -M 500000 -R"select[mem>500 && myens_stag1tok>800 && myens_stag2tok>800] rusage[mem=500:myens_stag1tok=10:myens_stag2tok=10:duration=10]"'},
+      'mem'     => { 'LSF' => '-q normal -M 1500000 -R"select[mem>1500 && myens_stag1tok>800 && myens_stag2tok>800] rusage[mem=1500:myens_stag1tok=10:myens_stag2tok=10:duration=10]"'},
     }
 }