diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 9407693..1af6924 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ function createActionObject (fullName, manifestAction) {
   if (manifestAction.limits) {
     const concurrencyLimit = manifestAction.limits.concurrentActivations || manifestAction.limits.concurrency
     objAction.limits = {
-      memory: manifestAction.limits.memorySize || 256,
+      memory: manifestAction.limits.memorySize || manifestAction.limits.memory || 256,
       logs: manifestAction.limits.logSize || 10,
       timeout: manifestAction.limits.timeout || 60000
     }
diff --git a/test/utils.test.js b/test/utils.test.js
index 944b7f3..3b66df1 100644
--- a/test/utils.test.js
+++ b/test/utils.test.js
@@ -626,6 +626,14 @@ describe('createActionObject', () => {
       function: 'fake.js',
       runtime: 'something'
     }
+    test('action supported limits alternative name memory', () => {
+      manifestAction.limits = {
+        memory: 1
+      }
+      readFileSyncSpy.mockImplementation(() => 'some source code')
+      const res = utils.createActionObject('fake', manifestAction)
+      expect(res.limits.memory).toEqual(1)
+    })
     test('action supported limits, concurrentActivations set', () => {
       manifestAction.limits = {
         memorySize: 1,