diff --git a/executor/newdeploy/newdeploy.go b/executor/newdeploy/newdeploy.go
index 5efb6b8a..ed619399 100644
--- a/executor/newdeploy/newdeploy.go
+++ b/executor/newdeploy/newdeploy.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/crd"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/environments/fetcher"
+	"github.com/fission/fission/executor/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) createOrGetDeployment(fn *crd.Function, env *crd.Enviro
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		fetcherResources, err := util.GetFetcherResources()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error while parsing fetcher resources: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		deployment := &v1beta1.Deployment{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Labels: deployLabels,
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) createOrGetDeployment(fn *crd.Function, env *crd.Enviro
 									},
 								},
 								// TBD Use smaller default resources, for now needed to make HPA work
-								Resources: env.Spec.Resources,
+								Resources: fetcherResources,
 								ReadinessProbe: &apiv1.Probe{
 									Handler: apiv1.Handler{
 										Exec: &apiv1.ExecAction{
@@ -182,7 +189,7 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) createOrGetDeployment(fn *crd.Function, env *crd.Enviro
 			}
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		}
-		return nil, errors.New("Failed to create deployment within timeout window")
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to create deployment within timeout window")
 	}
 
 	return nil, err
@@ -214,6 +221,10 @@ func (deploy *NewDeploy) createOrGetHpa(hpaName string, execStrategy *fission.Ex
 		return existingHpa, err
 	}
 
+	if depl == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to create HPA, found empty deployment")
+	}
+
 	if err != nil && k8s_err.IsNotFound(err) {
 		hpa := asv1.HorizontalPodAutoscaler{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/executor/poolmgr/gp.go b/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
index a306942b..feb1b121 100644
--- a/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
+++ b/executor/poolmgr/gp.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/environments/fetcher"
 	fetcherClient "github.com/fission/fission/environments/fetcher/client"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/executor/fscache"
+	"github.com/fission/fission/executor/util"
 )
 
 const POD_PHASE_RUNNING string = "Running"
@@ -433,6 +434,11 @@ func (gp *GenericPool) createPool() error {
 	poolDeploymentName := fmt.Sprintf("%v-%v-%v",
 		gp.env.Metadata.Name, gp.env.Metadata.UID, strings.ToLower(gp.poolInstanceId))
 
+	fetcherResources, err := util.GetFetcherResources()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	deployment := &v1beta1.Deployment{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:   poolDeploymentName,
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ func (gp *GenericPool) createPool() error {
 									MountPath: gp.sharedCfgMapPath,
 								},
 							},
+							Resources: fetcherResources,
 							Command: []string{"/fetcher",
 								"-secret-dir", gp.sharedSecretPath,
 								"-cfgmap-dir", gp.sharedCfgMapPath,
diff --git a/executor/util/util.go b/executor/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fbe77c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executor/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 The Fission Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
+)
+
+var resources map[string]resource.Quantity
+
+func init() {
+	resources = make(map[string]resource.Quantity)
+	mincpu, _ := resource.ParseQuantity("10m")
+	resources["mincpu"] = mincpu
+	minmem, _ := resource.ParseQuantity("16Mi")
+	resources["minmem"] = minmem
+	maxcpu, _ := resource.ParseQuantity("40m")
+	resources["maxcpu"] = maxcpu
+	maxmem, _ := resource.ParseQuantity("128Mi")
+	resources["maxmem"] = maxmem
+}
+
+func GetFetcherResources() (v1.ResourceRequirements, error) {
+	fetcherResources := v1.ResourceRequirements{
+		Requests: map[v1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			v1.ResourceCPU:    resources["mincpu"],
+			v1.ResourceMemory: resources["minmem"],
+		},
+		Limits: map[v1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			v1.ResourceCPU:    resources["maxcpu"],
+			v1.ResourceMemory: resources["maxmem"],
+		},
+	}
+	return fetcherResources, nil
+}