diff --git a/src/corso.go b/src/corso.go
index 572b0d27b..347e78066 100644
--- a/src/corso.go
+++ b/src/corso.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 var profileTicker = time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 var perMinuteMap = make(map[time.Time]int)
+var timeSinceRefresh = time.Now()
 
 //var profileTicker = time.NewTicker(120 * time.Second)
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ var profileCounter = 0
 
 func main() {
 	defer profile.Start(profile.MemProfile).Stop()
-	debug.SetMemoryLimit(2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	debug.SetMemoryLimit(1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 
 	go func() {
 		for {
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ func main() {
 				runtime.ReadMemStats(&m)
 
 				// if mem > 3GB and we havent captured a profile this min, capture it
+				// or if its been 2 mins since last profile, capture it
 				t := time.Now().Truncate(time.Minute)
-				if m.HeapAlloc > 3*1024*1024*1024 && perMinuteMap[t] == 0 {
+				if (m.HeapAlloc > uint64(3*1024*1024*1024) && perMinuteMap[t] == 0) || time.Since(timeSinceRefresh) > 2*time.Minute {
 					filename := "mem." + strconv.Itoa(profileCounter) + ".pprof"
 
 					f, _ := os.Create(filename)
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 
 					profileCounter++
 					perMinuteMap[t] = 1
+					timeSinceRefresh = time.Now()
 				}
 
 			}
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index bec31057a..908680d62 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 
 		// Sleep for 4 mins to let the memory usage settle down so that we have a better
 		// picture. Also allows pprof to run twice during this time.
-		// time.Sleep(4 * time.Minute)
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Minute)
 	}
 
 	return nil, clues.New("failed")