diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
index df67c7420..903520fad 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ configConnectionPool:
   # number of pooler instances
   connection_pool_number_of_instances: 1
   # default resources
-  connection_pool_default_cpu_request: "100m"
+  connection_pool_default_cpu_request: "1"
   connection_pool_default_memory_request: "100Mi"
-  connection_pool_default_cpu_limit: "100m"
+  connection_pool_default_cpu_limit: "1"
   connection_pool_default_memory_limit: "100Mi"
 
 rbac:
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
index cd38afbe7..06f1fd322 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ configConnectionPool:
   # number of pooler instances
   connection_pool_number_of_instances: 1
   # default resources
-  connection_pool_default_cpu_request: "100m"
+  connection_pool_default_cpu_request: "1"
   connection_pool_default_memory_request: "100Mi"
-  connection_pool_default_cpu_limit: "100m"
+  connection_pool_default_cpu_limit: "1"
   connection_pool_default_memory_limit: "100Mi"
 
 rbac:
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 5ef7a1875..678dd81fe 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ type ConnectionPool struct {
 	Image                        string `name:"connection_pool_image" default:"registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/pgbouncer:master-5"`
 	Mode                         string `name:"connection_pool_mode" default:"transaction"`
 	MaxDBConnections             *int32 `name:"connection_pool_max_db_connections" default:"60"`
-	ConnPoolDefaultCPURequest    string `name:"connection_pool_default_cpu_request" default:"100m"`
+	ConnPoolDefaultCPURequest    string `name:"connection_pool_default_cpu_request" default:"1"`
 	ConnPoolDefaultMemoryRequest string `name:"connection_pool_default_memory_request" default:"100Mi"`
-	ConnPoolDefaultCPULimit      string `name:"connection_pool_default_cpu_limit" default:"3"`
-	ConnPoolDefaultMemoryLimit   string `name:"connection_pool_default_memory_limit" default:"1Gi"`
+	ConnPoolDefaultCPULimit      string `name:"connection_pool_default_cpu_limit" default:"1"`
+	ConnPoolDefaultMemoryLimit   string `name:"connection_pool_default_memory_limit" default:"100Mi"`
 }
 
 // Config describes operator config
diff --git a/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go b/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
index 346299a1c..affdbc584 100644
--- a/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/util/constants/pooler.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const (
 	ConnectionPoolSchemaName           = "pooler"
 	ConnectionPoolDefaultType          = "pgbouncer"
 	ConnectionPoolDefaultMode          = "transaction"
-	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuRequest    = "100m"
-	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuLimit      = "100m"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuRequest    = "1"
+	ConnectionPoolDefaultCpuLimit      = "1"
 	ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryRequest = "100Mi"
 	ConnectionPoolDefaultMemoryLimit   = "100Mi"