diff --git a/modules/local/addFragDupToVirusReads/main.nf b/modules/local/addFragDupToVirusReads/main.nf
index 764c75aa..d8043787 100644
--- a/modules/local/addFragDupToVirusReads/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/addFragDupToVirusReads/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process ADD_FRAG_DUP_TO_VIRUS_READS {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "16.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         path(collapsed_ch)
         path(merged_bbmerge_results)
diff --git a/modules/local/collapseVirusReads/main.nf b/modules/local/collapseVirusReads/main.nf
index 42070a4e..0d9ab4e4 100644
--- a/modules/local/collapseVirusReads/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/collapseVirusReads/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process COLLAPSE_VIRUS_READS {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "32.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         path(virus_hits_filtered)
     output:
diff --git a/modules/local/filterVirusReads/main.nf b/modules/local/filterVirusReads/main.nf
index 929372e1..217e5a61 100644
--- a/modules/local/filterVirusReads/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/filterVirusReads/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process FILTER_VIRUS_READS {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "16.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         path(virus_hits)
         val(score_threshold)
diff --git a/modules/local/makeVirusReadsFasta/main.nf b/modules/local/makeVirusReadsFasta/main.nf
index 9abfc91a..68ceb600 100644
--- a/modules/local/makeVirusReadsFasta/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/makeVirusReadsFasta/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process MAKE_VIRUS_READS_FASTA {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "16.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         path(virus_hits_db)
     output:
diff --git a/modules/local/mergeSamKraken/main.nf b/modules/local/mergeSamKraken/main.nf
index 06907528..0940ccb2 100644
--- a/modules/local/mergeSamKraken/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/mergeSamKraken/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process MERGE_SAM_KRAKEN {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "16.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         tuple val(sample), path(kraken_processed), path(sam_processed)
     output:
diff --git a/modules/local/mergeTsvs/main.nf b/modules/local/mergeTsvs/main.nf
index 16f2ee26..9dae81ca 100644
--- a/modules/local/mergeTsvs/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/mergeTsvs/main.nf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 process MERGE_TSVS {
     label "tidyverse"
     cpus 1
-    memory "16.GB"
+    memory "15.GB"
     input:
         path(tsvs)
         val(name)