diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 1040c2d02..877e0f5c9 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ const (
 )
 
 type ResourceLimitsHub struct {
-	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:""`
+	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:"0"`
 	Memory string `yaml:"memory" json:"memory" default:"5Gi"`
 }
 
 type ResourceLimitsWorker struct {
-	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:""`
+	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:"0"`
 	Memory string `yaml:"memory" json:"memory" default:"3Gi"`
 }
 
 type ResourceRequests struct {
-	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:""`
+	CPU    string `yaml:"cpu" json:"cpu" default:"50m"`
 	Memory string `yaml:"memory" json:"memory" default:"50Mi"`
 }
 
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 1c33ef446..3de0456a8 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -40,24 +40,24 @@ tap:
   resources:
     hub:
       limits:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: "0"
         memory: 5Gi
       requests:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: 50m
         memory: 50Mi
     sniffer:
       limits:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: "0"
         memory: 5Gi
       requests:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: 50m
         memory: 50Mi
     tracer:
       limits:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: "0"
         memory: 5Gi
       requests:
-        cpu: ""
+        cpu: 50m
         memory: 50Mi
   serviceMesh: true
   tls: true