diff --git a/software/rsem/calculateexpression/main.nf b/software/rsem/calculateexpression/main.nf
index 478670d0..dd0f2f90 100644
--- a/software/rsem/calculateexpression/main.nf
+++ b/software/rsem/calculateexpression/main.nf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def options    = initOptions(params.options)
 
 process RSEM_CALCULATEEXPRESSION {
     tag "$meta.id"
-    label 'process_medium'
+    label 'process_high'
     publishDir "${params.outdir}",
         mode: params.publish_dir_mode,
         saveAs: { filename -> saveFiles(filename:filename, options:params.options, publish_dir:getSoftwareName(task.process), publish_id:meta.id) }