diff --git a/modules/scenarios/memory-optimization/variables.tf b/modules/scenarios/memory-optimization/variables.tf
index 3505c10..54ef1b4 100644
--- a/modules/scenarios/memory-optimization/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/scenarios/memory-optimization/variables.tf
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ variable "name_prefix" {
 }
 
 variable "container_memory" {
-  description = "Memory allocation per container in MB. Current monitoring shows 800MB average usage."
+  description = "Memory allocation per container in MB. Optimized based on monitoring data showing 800MB average usage with 950MB peaks."
   type        = number
-  default     = 2048
+  default     = 1024
   
   validation {
     condition = var.container_memory >= 512 && var.container_memory <= 30720
diff --git a/modules/scenarios/variables.tf b/modules/scenarios/variables.tf
index f0c500c..5e9b7af 100644
--- a/modules/scenarios/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/scenarios/variables.tf
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ variable "enable_memory_optimization_demo" {
 }
 
 variable "memory_optimization_container_memory" {
-  description = "Memory allocation per ECS container in MB. Production baseline for Java applications with adequate headroom."
+  description = "Memory allocation per ECS container in MB. Optimized based on monitoring data showing 800MB average usage with 950MB peaks."
   type        = number
-  default     = 2048
+  default     = 1024
   
   validation {
     condition     = var.memory_optimization_container_memory >= 512 && var.memory_optimization_container_memory <= 4096