---
title: "How to Fix Exit Code 137 | Memory Issues"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-fix-exit-code-137-memory-issues-34k-4myq1
source_url: https://www.containiq.com/post/exit-code-137
type: article
source: "ContainIQ"
published: 2022-09-30T18:48:37.935Z
updated: 2023-12-23T02:13:51.323Z
tags: ["containers", "docker", "kubernetes"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to Fix Exit Code 137 | Memory Issues

**[ContainIQ](https://daily.dev/sources/containiq)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The problem could be that your system needs more physical memory to meet user demands. There might also be a memory leak or sub-optimal programming inside your application that's causing resources to be consumed excessively. When memory consumption gets close to the physical limit, the Linux kernel OOM killer intervenes to stop processes that are using too much memory.

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