diff --git a/modules/ad-hoc/app/main.tf b/modules/ad-hoc/app/main.tf
index b7dbd8e..c994a74 100644
--- a/modules/ad-hoc/app/main.tf
+++ b/modules/ad-hoc/app/main.tf
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ module "default_celery_worker" {
   ecs_cluster_id     = module.ecs.cluster_id
   task_role_arn      = module.iam.task_role_arn
   execution_role_arn = module.iam.execution_role_arn
-  command            = var.default_celery_worker_command
+  command            = var.celery_worker_command
   env_vars           = concat(local.env_vars, var.extra_env_vars)
   image              = local.be_image
   region             = var.region
-  cpu                = var.default_celery_worker_cpu
-  memory             = var.default_celery_worker_memory
+  cpu                = var.celery_worker_cpu
+  memory             = var.celery_worker_memory
   private_subnet_ids = var.private_subnet_ids
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/ad-hoc/app/variables.tf b/modules/ad-hoc/app/variables.tf
index cd2d5a7..a8f8768 100644
--- a/modules/ad-hoc/app/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/ad-hoc/app/variables.tf
@@ -131,19 +131,19 @@ variable "celery_beat_memory" {
 
 # default celery worker
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_command" {
+variable "celery_worker_command" {
   description = "Command used to start celery worker"
   default     = ["celery", "--app=backend.celery_app:app", "worker", "--loglevel=INFO", "-Q", "default"]
   type        = list(string)
 }
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_cpu" {
+variable "celery_worker_cpu" {
   default     = 1024
   description = "CPU to allocate to container"
   type        = number
 }
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_memory" {
+variable "celery_worker_memory" {
   default     = 2048
   description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task"
   type        = number
diff --git a/modules/prod/app/main.tf b/modules/prod/app/main.tf
index 7bfd5ab..01a00c5 100644
--- a/modules/prod/app/main.tf
+++ b/modules/prod/app/main.tf
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ module "api" {
   task_role_arn      = var.task_role_arn
   execution_role_arn = var.execution_role_arn
   app_sg_id          = var.app_sg_id
-  command            = var.api_command
+  command            = var.backend_command
   env_vars           = concat(local.env_vars, var.extra_env_vars)
   image              = local.be_image
   region             = var.region
-  cpu                = var.api_cpu
-  memory             = var.api_memory
+  cpu                = var.backend_cpu
+  memory             = var.backend_memory
   port               = 8000
   path_patterns      = ["/api/*", "/admin/*", "/graphql/*", "/mtv/*"]
   health_check_path  = "/api/health-check/"
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ module "web-ui" {
   env_vars           = []
   image              = local.fe_image
   region             = var.region
-  cpu                = var.api_cpu
-  memory             = var.api_memory
+  cpu                = var.backend_cpu
+  memory             = var.backend_memory
   port               = 80
   path_patterns      = ["/*"]
   health_check_path  = "/"
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ module "default_celery_worker" {
   ecs_cluster_id     = module.ecs.cluster_id
   task_role_arn      = var.task_role_arn
   execution_role_arn = var.execution_role_arn
-  command            = var.default_celery_worker_command
+  command            = var.celery_worker_command
   env_vars           = concat(local.env_vars, var.extra_env_vars)
   image              = local.be_image
   region             = var.region
-  cpu                = var.default_celery_worker_cpu
-  memory             = var.default_celery_worker_memory
+  cpu                = var.celery_worker_cpu
+  memory             = var.celery_worker_memory
   private_subnet_ids = var.private_subnet_ids
 }
 
-module "default_celery_worker_autoscaling" {
+module "celery_worker_autoscaling" {
   source       = "../../internal/autoscaling"
   cluster_name = "${terraform.workspace}-cluster"
   service_name = "${terraform.workspace}-default"
diff --git a/modules/prod/app/variables.tf b/modules/prod/app/variables.tf
index 70ed354..d241448 100644
--- a/modules/prod/app/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/prod/app/variables.tf
@@ -104,21 +104,21 @@ variable "django_settings_module" {
 
 # api
 
-variable "api_command" {
+variable "backend_command" {
   description = "Command used to start backend API container"
   default     = ["gunicorn", "-t", "1000", "-b", "0.0.0.0:8000", "--log-level", "info", "backend.wsgi"]
   type        = list(string)
 }
 
-variable "api_cpu" {
-  default     = 1024
-  description = "CPU to allocate to container"
+variable "backend_cpu" {
+  default     = 256
+  description = "CPU to allocate for this task (256 = 0.25 vCPU)"
   type        = number
 }
 
-variable "api_memory" {
-  default     = 2048
-  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task"
+variable "backend_memory" {
+  default     = 512
+  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory to allocate for this task"
   type        = number
 }
 
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ variable "frontend_command" {
 }
 
 variable "frontend_cpu" {
-  default     = 1024
-  description = "CPU to allocate to container for the frontend task"
+  default     = 256
+  description = "CPU to allocate for this task (256 = 0.25 vCPU)"
   type        = number
 }
 
 variable "frontend_memory" {
-  default     = 2048
-  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the frontend task"
+  default     = 512
+  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory to allocate for this task"
   type        = number
 }
 
@@ -151,34 +151,34 @@ variable "celery_beat_command" {
 }
 
 variable "celery_beat_cpu" {
-  default     = 1024
-  description = "CPU to allocate to container"
+  default     = 256
+  description = "CPU to allocate for this task (256 = 0.25 vCPU)"
   type        = number
 }
 
 variable "celery_beat_memory" {
-  default     = 2048
-  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task"
+  default     = 512
+  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory to allocate for this task"
   type        = number
 }
 
-# default celery worker
+# Celery worker
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_command" {
+variable "celery_worker_command" {
   description = "Command used to start celery worker"
   default     = ["celery", "--app=backend.celery_app:app", "worker", "--loglevel=INFO", "-Q", "default"]
   type        = list(string)
 }
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_cpu" {
-  default     = 1024
-  description = "CPU to allocate to container"
+variable "celery_worker_cpu" {
+  default     = 256
+  description = "CPU to allocate for this task (256 = 0.25 vCPU)"
   type        = number
 }
 
-variable "default_celery_worker_memory" {
-  default     = 2048
-  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task"
+variable "celery_worker_memory" {
+  default     = 512
+  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory to allocate for this task"
   type        = number
 }
 
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ variable "backend_update_command" {
 }
 
 variable "backend_update_cpu" {
-  default     = 1024
-  description = "CPU to allocate to container"
+  default     = 256
+  description = "CPU to allocate for this task (256 = 0.25 vCPU)"
   type        = number
 }
 
 variable "backend_update_memory" {
-  default     = 2048
-  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task"
+  default     = 512
+  description = "Amount (in MiB) of memory to allocate for this task"
   type        = number
 }