diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application.go
index 3bac9428e..fceb9a35b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application.go
@@ -52,13 +52,22 @@ func correctRadixApplication(ctx context.Context, ra *radixv1.RadixApplication)
 func buildResource(component radixv1.RadixCommonComponent) radixv1.ResourceRequirements {
 	memoryReqName := corev1.ResourceMemory.String()
 	resources := component.GetResources()
-	delete(resources.Limits, memoryReqName)
 
-	if requestsMemory, ok := resources.Requests[memoryReqName]; ok {
+	memReq, hasMemReq := resources.Requests[memoryReqName]
+	memLimit, hasMemLimit := resources.Limits[memoryReqName]
+
+	if hasMemReq && !hasMemLimit {
 		if resources.Limits == nil {
 			resources.Limits = radixv1.ResourceList{}
 		}
-		resources.Limits[memoryReqName] = requestsMemory
+		resources.Limits[memoryReqName] = memReq
+	}
+
+	if !hasMemReq && hasMemLimit {
+		if resources.Requests == nil {
+			resources.Requests = radixv1.ResourceList{}
+		}
+		resources.Requests[memoryReqName] = memLimit
 	}
 	return resources
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application_test.go
index 90c73becc..4731d3473 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/application/application_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/config/dnsalias"
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/pipeline/application"
+	validate "github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/radixvalidators"
 	"github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/apis/utils"
 	radixfake "github.com/equinor/radix-operator/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/fake"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -27,8 +28,15 @@ func Test_CreateRadixApplication_LimitMemoryIsTakenFromRequestsMemory(t *testing
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	ra, err := application.CreateRadixApplication(context.Background(), radixClient, &dnsalias.DNSConfig{}, string(configFileContent))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "100Mi", ra.Spec.Components[0].Resources.Requests["memory"], "server1 invalid resource requests memory")
 	assert.Equal(t, "100Mi", ra.Spec.Components[0].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server1 invalid resource limits memory")
-	assert.Equal(t, "100Mi", ra.Spec.Components[1].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server2 invalid resource limits memory")
-	assert.Empty(t, ra.Spec.Components[2].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server3 not expected resource limits memory")
-	assert.Empty(t, ra.Spec.Components[3].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server4 not expected resource limits memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "100Mi", ra.Spec.Components[1].Resources.Requests["memory"], "server2 invalid resource requests memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "200Mi", ra.Spec.Components[1].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server2 invalid resource limits memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "200Mi", ra.Spec.Components[2].Resources.Requests["memory"], "server3 invalid resource requests memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "200Mi", ra.Spec.Components[2].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server3 invalid resource limits memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "200Mi", ra.Spec.Components[3].Resources.Requests["memory"], "server4 invalid resource requests memory")
+	assert.Equal(t, "200Mi", ra.Spec.Components[3].Resources.Limits["memory"], "server4 invalid resource limits memory")
+
+	err = validate.CanRadixApplicationBeInserted(context.Background(), radixClient, ra, nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }