diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-e2e-tests-run.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-e2e-tests-run.yml
index 3ccfb2f35d..122f2a33ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-e2e-tests-run.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-e2e-tests-run.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Tests: End-to-end'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
+    env:
+      DB_CPU_LIMIT: 4
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 28d786a5b6..2f8460c95d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ services:
       - target: 5432
         published: 5432
         protocol: tcp
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: ${DB_MEMORY_LIMIT:-128G}
+          cpus: ${DB_CPU_LIMIT:-8}
 
   mail:
     image: maildev/maildev