diff --git a/cluster/addons/metadata-proxy/gce/metadata-proxy.yaml b/cluster/addons/metadata-proxy/gce/metadata-proxy.yaml
index b05a762f493..26f31a4c99c 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/metadata-proxy/gce/metadata-proxy.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/metadata-proxy/gce/metadata-proxy.yaml
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ spec:
         resources:
           requests:
             memory: "32Mi"
-            cpu: "50m"
+            cpu: "30m"
           limits:
             memory: "32Mi"
-            cpu: "50m"
+            cpu: "30m"
         volumeMounts:
           - name: config-volume
             mountPath: /etc/nginx/