diff --git a/perfkitbenchmarker/data/container/kubernetes_scale/kubernetes_scale.yaml.j2 b/perfkitbenchmarker/data/container/kubernetes_scale/kubernetes_scale.yaml.j2
index c9d4dcbf59..8530ed68b5 100644
--- a/perfkitbenchmarker/data/container/kubernetes_scale/kubernetes_scale.yaml.j2
+++ b/perfkitbenchmarker/data/container/kubernetes_scale/kubernetes_scale.yaml.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
         command: {{ Command }}
         {%- endif %}
         resources:
-          limits:
+          requests:
             cpu: {{ CpuRequest }}
             memory: {{ MemoryRequest }}
             ephemeral-storage: {{ EphemeralStorageRequest }}