diff --git a/master/pkg/tasks/task_gc.go b/master/pkg/tasks/task_gc.go
index 3cff0f64a16..ad84f9efe1d 100644
--- a/master/pkg/tasks/task_gc.go
+++ b/master/pkg/tasks/task_gc.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (g GCCkptSpec) ToTaskSpec() TaskSpec {
 	}
 	res.Environment = schemas.WithDefaults(env)
 	res.ExtraEnvVars = map[string]string{"DET_TASK_TYPE": string(model.TaskTypeCheckpointGC)}
+	res.ResourcesConfig = schemas.WithDefaults(res.ResourcesConfig)
 
 	res.WorkDir = DefaultWorkDir