diff --git a/modules/nf-core/cellbender/removebackground/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/cellbender/removebackground/main.nf
index a2d25647..d7be7e3d 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/cellbender/removebackground/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/cellbender/removebackground/main.nf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 process CELLBENDER_REMOVEBACKGROUND {
     tag "$meta.id"
-    label 'process_medium'
+    label 'process_high'
     label 'process_gpu'
 
     conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"