diff --git a/templates/AutoScalingMultiAZSample.template b/templates/AutoScalingMultiAZSample.template
index 2ce589b99f..47e352ef80 100644
--- a/templates/AutoScalingMultiAZSample.template
+++ b/templates/AutoScalingMultiAZSample.template
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
         "MetricName": "MemoryUtilization",
         "Namespace": "system/linux",
         "Statistic": "Average",
-        "Period": "300",
-        "EvaluationPeriods": "2",
-        "Threshold": "90",
+        "Period": "60",
+        "EvaluationPeriods": "1",
+        "Threshold": "50",
         "AlarmActions": [ { "Ref": "WebServerScaleUpPolicy" } ],
         "Dimensions": [
           {
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
         "MetricName": "MemoryUtilization",
         "Namespace": "system/linux",
         "Statistic": "Average",
-        "Period": "300",
-        "EvaluationPeriods": "2",
-        "Threshold": "70",
+        "Period": "60",
+        "EvaluationPeriods": "1",
+        "Threshold": "15",
         "AlarmActions": [ { "Ref": "WebServerScaleDownPolicy" } ],
         "Dimensions": [
           {