diff --git a/kubernetes.js b/kubernetes.js
index 23e87ec..1b14739 100644
--- a/kubernetes.js
+++ b/kubernetes.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ const createDeployment = async (project, options) => {
     if (stack.memory && stack.cpu) {
         localPod.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.memory = `${stack.memory}Mi`
         // increase limit to give npm more room to run in
-        localPod.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory = `${stack.memory + 128}Mi`
+        localPod.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory = `${parseInt(stack.memory) + 128}Mi`
         localPod.spec.containers[0].resources.requests.cpu = `${stack.cpu * 10}m`
         localPod.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.cpu = `${stack.cpu * 10}m`
     }