diff --git a/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources.go b/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources.go
index e6d45cff2..a31009b32 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // DISCLAIMER
 //
-// Copyright 2024 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+// Copyright 2024-2025 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ func (r *Resources) Apply(_ *core.PodTemplateSpec, template *core.Container) err
 
 	res := r.GetResources()
 
-	template.Resources.Limits = kresources.UpscaleContainerResourceList(template.Resources.Limits, res.Limits)
-	template.Resources.Requests = kresources.UpscaleContainerResourceList(template.Resources.Requests, res.Requests)
+	template.Resources = kresources.MergeContainerResource(template.Resources, res)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources_test.go b/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources_test.go
index 91941b66c..6bbe376c1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/scheduler/v1beta1/container/resources/resources_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // DISCLAIMER
 //
-// Copyright 2024 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+// Copyright 2024-2025 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -207,4 +207,30 @@ func Test_Resources(t *testing.T) {
 			require.EqualValues(t, v8Mi, container.Resources.Requests[core.ResourceCPU])
 		})
 	})
+	t.Run("Downscale", func(t *testing.T) {
+		applyResources(t, &core.PodTemplateSpec{}, &core.Container{
+			Resources: core.ResourceRequirements{
+				Requests: core.ResourceList{
+					core.ResourceCPU: v8Mi,
+				},
+			},
+		}, &Resources{
+			Resources: &core.ResourceRequirements{
+				Limits: core.ResourceList{
+					core.ResourceCPU: v1Mi,
+				},
+				Requests: core.ResourceList{
+					core.ResourceCPU: v1Mi,
+				},
+			},
+		})(func(t *testing.T, pod *core.PodTemplateSpec, container *core.Container) {
+			require.Len(t, container.Resources.Limits, 1)
+			require.Contains(t, container.Resources.Limits, core.ResourceCPU)
+			require.EqualValues(t, v1Mi, container.Resources.Limits[core.ResourceCPU])
+
+			require.Len(t, container.Resources.Requests, 1)
+			require.Contains(t, container.Resources.Requests, core.ResourceCPU)
+			require.EqualValues(t, v1Mi, container.Resources.Requests[core.ResourceCPU])
+		})
+	})
 }