diff --git a/src/routes/services.js b/src/routes/services.js
index 58cc6086d..80db0e735 100644
--- a/src/routes/services.js
+++ b/src/routes/services.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function configure(req, res, next) {
     if (typeof req.body.memoryLimit !== 'number') return next(new HttpError(400, 'memoryLimit must be a number'));
 
     const data = {
-        memory: req.body.memoryLimit
+        memoryLimit: req.body.memoryLimit
     };
 
     if (req.params.service === 'sftp') {