diff --git a/01_onsite/00_infra/checkmk/deployment.yaml b/01_onsite/00_infra/checkmk/deployment.yaml
index 146fbe4..962448a 100644
--- a/01_onsite/00_infra/checkmk/deployment.yaml
+++ b/01_onsite/00_infra/checkmk/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: checkmk
           image: checkmk/check-mk-raw:2.0.0
+          args:  # fix an issue with special characters - see https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/error-failed-to-send-request-to-the-knowledge-base-server-943525845.html
+            - /bin/sh
+            - -c
+            - sleep 5h
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: "512Mi"
+              memory: "1Gi"
               cpu: "100m"
             limits:
-              memory: "1Gi"
+              memory: "2Gi"
               cpu: "4"
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5000