diff --git a/.renku/renku.ini b/.renku/renku.ini
index 5a3d87dcf4758670ef89657de1ca745dfdaf9253..6ef67b655a44f285d08b1af51c5edf3d5e701f08 100644
--- a/.renku/renku.ini
+++ b/.renku/renku.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-[renku "interactive"]
+[interactive]
 default_url = /lab
+mem_request = 8G
+
+[renku]
+autocommit_lfs = false
+lfs_threshold = 100kb
+