diff --git a/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox-canary.yaml b/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox-canary.yaml
index 7f805f3bd..e01489b2f 100644
--- a/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox-canary.yaml
+++ b/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox-canary.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: proxy-canary
         image: gcr.io/GCP_PROJECT/proxy
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: "101m"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 30000
           name: health-check
diff --git a/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox.yaml b/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox.yaml
index 16b37d390..ab47a76c8 100644
--- a/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox.yaml
+++ b/proxy/kubernetes/proxy-deployment-sandbox.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: proxy
         image: gcr.io/GCP_PROJECT/proxy
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: "101m"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 30000
           name: health-check