diff --git a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
index 36cda55..b7cf827 100644
--- a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
+++ b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def handler(event, context):
                     json_uri,
                 )
             print("job completed successfully")
-            
+
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"❌ Error: {e}")
         return {
diff --git a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/extractor_and_loader_lambda.tf b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/extractor_and_loader_lambda.tf
index 455a192..ff15347 100644
--- a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/extractor_and_loader_lambda.tf
+++ b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/extractor_and_loader_lambda.tf
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "extractor_and_loader" {
   role          = data.aws_iam_role.lambda_exec_role.arn
   package_type  = "Image"
   image_uri     = "${data.aws_ecr_repository.extractor_and_loader.repository_url}:${var.lambda_image_tag}"
-  timeout       = 30
+  # Increase timeout (max 900 sec / 15 min)
+  timeout       = 300   # e.g. 5 minutes
+
+  # Increase memory (default 128 MB)
+  memory_size   = 2048  # try 1024 or 2048 MB to start
 }
 
 # SQS trigger