diff --git a/program-runtime/src/compute_budget.rs b/program-runtime/src/compute_budget.rs
index 45e46d732d..b57a52864b 100644
--- a/program-runtime/src/compute_budget.rs
+++ b/program-runtime/src/compute_budget.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl ComputeBudget {
             zk_token_elgamal_op_cost: 25_000,
             heap_size: None,
             heap_cost: 8,
-            mem_op_base_cost: 15,
+            mem_op_base_cost: 10,
         }
     }