diff --git a/modules/elprep/merge/main.nf b/modules/elprep/merge/main.nf
index 010156f2..00ed4d60 100644
--- a/modules/elprep/merge/main.nf
+++ b/modules/elprep/merge/main.nf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 process ELPREP_MERGE {
     tag "$meta.id"
-    label 'process_medium'
+    label 'process_low'
 
     conda (params.enable_conda ? "bioconda::elprep=5.1.2" : null)
     container "${ workflow.containerEngine == 'singularity' && !task.ext.singularity_pull_docker_container ?