diff --git a/k8s/apps/llm-serving/clef-flash.yaml b/k8s/apps/llm-serving/clef-flash.yaml
index 4464506..c2749bf 100644
--- a/k8s/apps/llm-serving/clef-flash.yaml
+++ b/k8s/apps/llm-serving/clef-flash.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ spec:
           nvidia.com/gpu: '1'
         requests:
           cpu: '8'
-          memory: 16Gi
+          # 8Gi, not 16Gi. worker-1 holds 64Gi and the other predictors already
+          # request about 55Gi, so a 16Gi request left the pod Pending forever:
+          # "1 Insufficient memory". The weights live on the GPU, so host memory is
+          # for SGLang's own bookkeeping. The limit stays at 32Gi, so a burst that
+          # needs more is allowed; only the scheduler reservation is smaller.
+          memory: 8Gi
           nvidia.com/gpu: '1'
       startupProbe:
         # The image is large and the checkpoint is 18.8 GB on first pull.