diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7237918c17..aa7eca2d32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Changed
+
+- Set more frequent checks for memory_limiter (#178)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - All missing attributes are added to prometheus metrics reported
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
index 6b1cf296c5..9ccabd5ce0 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Common config for the otel-collector memory_limiter processor
 {{- define "splunk-otel-collector.otelMemoryLimiterConfig" -}}
 memory_limiter:
   # check_interval is the time between measurements of memory usage.
-  check_interval: 5s
+  check_interval: 2s
   # By default limit_mib is set to 80% of container memory limit
   limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
   # Agent will set this value.
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
index a4216db253..e0ee8ed724 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ data:
           node_from_env_var: K8S_NODE_NAME
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
index 3528a8d5eb..727cd034ed 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ data:
       batch: null
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/daemonset.yaml b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/daemonset.yaml
index c548f622a6..d8f3436c13 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/daemonset.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
         app: splunk-otel-collector
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 826663a823f84bf1225877b27bffc55e8471bf244e93cc8ee5a441c3012a9f37
+        checksum/config: 9f9d550fd6e040efd7fb334956705bd1ef645f897865419d90b7a1e70aa578da
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
index 30a10b0555..d2da9aecc8 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/agent-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/agent-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
         component: otel-k8s-cluster-receiver
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 2d65a1fc80af6a7020e35ebf6390a981f99ea87c066848845da721513ab4784b
+        checksum/config: 92d7b33eb5df88128edbeb08989ac25b5bcc8ab8e0b376a6ee39789d211ea6cb
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default-splunk-otel-collector
       containers:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/configmap-otel-collector.yaml b/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/configmap-otel-collector.yaml
index 7ab7745060..4a1ecb7fc5 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/configmap-otel-collector.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/configmap-otel-collector.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ data:
           - podUID
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource/add_cluster_name:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/deployment-collector.yaml b/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/deployment-collector.yaml
index 6600c51512..95babd19f0 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/deployment-collector.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/gateway-only/deployment-collector.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
         component: otel-collector
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 23fb8e3ca7ae878920c7c82e5c4d451b22614848a3f65293747c77ac46127c1e
+        checksum/config: aac5ee68eab32e53c04cc3a8cd7c3a9ae4ae6a13b144a6ae226007d2f492290f
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default-splunk-otel-collector
       containers:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/logs-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml b/rendered/manifests/logs-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
index ca9cb08b99..377048342d 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/logs-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/logs-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ data:
           node_from_env_var: K8S_NODE_NAME
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/logs-only/daemonset.yaml b/rendered/manifests/logs-only/daemonset.yaml
index e46a7e41ba..205d58ee1a 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/logs-only/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/logs-only/daemonset.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
         app: splunk-otel-collector
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 45d855c74c87edf260c527d28e7acc8bb75d16a5d7c17ccf3b3c5290fae94003
+        checksum/config: 273af242215a07673467eff47f8565b84e2267947e22b9e2322f32f1483e6bbe
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
index ff2ba13805..4f87afbc5e 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ data:
           node_from_env_var: K8S_NODE_NAME
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
index 3528a8d5eb..727cd034ed 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/configmap-otel-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ data:
       batch: null
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/daemonset.yaml b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/daemonset.yaml
index 06888434e1..5323986462 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/daemonset.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
         app: splunk-otel-collector
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 81f5de159129a1ac8223e1b2bc17f0544bc85a7d08604f83346be894eb743dfc
+        checksum/config: dd5614a25e90b798edc25999f13b1d3405412936bf45f66f9cd47902a98c0c00
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
index 30a10b0555..d2da9aecc8 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/metrics-only/deployment-k8s-cluster-receiver.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
         component: otel-k8s-cluster-receiver
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 2d65a1fc80af6a7020e35ebf6390a981f99ea87c066848845da721513ab4784b
+        checksum/config: 92d7b33eb5df88128edbeb08989ac25b5bcc8ab8e0b376a6ee39789d211ea6cb
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: default-splunk-otel-collector
       containers:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/traces-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml b/rendered/manifests/traces-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
index 6fae520f7a..5a4f518398 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/traces-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/traces-only/configmap-otel-agent.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ data:
           node_from_env_var: K8S_NODE_NAME
       memory_limiter:
         ballast_size_mib: ${SPLUNK_BALLAST_SIZE_MIB}
-        check_interval: 5s
+        check_interval: 2s
         limit_mib: ${SPLUNK_MEMORY_LIMIT_MIB}
       resource:
         attributes:
diff --git a/rendered/manifests/traces-only/daemonset.yaml b/rendered/manifests/traces-only/daemonset.yaml
index 26c0eff824..6f1c5cc96c 100644
--- a/rendered/manifests/traces-only/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/rendered/manifests/traces-only/daemonset.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
         app: splunk-otel-collector
         release: default
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 77b32076671999cc98988a884a739830771ee48638cce17715864dde26734962
+        checksum/config: f84a292ea9ca1dd1a27825a4c8bf9dc31be7cf306426910b6cf97c5fa2c10d5b
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet