diff --git a/deploy/crds/vms-crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/vms-crd.yaml
index 406a5cf..b40dc8c 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/vms-crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/vms-crd.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ spec:
                         anyOf:
                         - type: integer
                         - type: string
-                        pattern: ^\s*(\d+(\.\d+)?)\s*(B|kB|MB|GB|TB|PB|EB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB|EiB|Ki|Mi|Gi|Ti|Pi|Ei)?$
+                        pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                         x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                       description: >-
                         Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
                         anyOf:
                         - type: integer
                         - type: string
-                        pattern: ^\s*(\d+(\.\d+)?)\s*(B|kB|MB|GB|TB|PB|EB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB|PiB|EiB|Ki|Mi|Gi|Ti|Pi|Ei)?$
+                        pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                         x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                       description: >-
                         Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
diff --git a/dev-example/test-vm.yaml b/dev-example/test-vm.yaml
index d3f4123..a60ef59 100644
--- a/dev-example/test-vm.yaml
+++ b/dev-example/test-vm.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ spec:
   vm:
     # state: Running
     bootMenu: yes
-    maximumRam: "8 GiB"
-    currentRam: "4 GiB"
+    maximumRam: 8Gi
+    currentRam: 4Gi
     maximumCpus: 4
     currentCpus: 4
   
diff --git a/example/local-path/test-vm.yaml b/example/local-path/test-vm.yaml
index c6f3011..49e22ae 100644
--- a/example/local-path/test-vm.yaml
+++ b/example/local-path/test-vm.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ spec:
   vm:
     maximumCpus: 4
     currentCpus: 2
-    maximumRam: "8 GiB"
-    currentRam: "4 GiB"
+    maximumRam: 8Gi
+    currentRam: 4Gi
   
     networks:
     - user: {}
diff --git a/example/rook-ceph/test-vm.yaml b/example/rook-ceph/test-vm.yaml
index 2dc71e0..1222be3 100644
--- a/example/rook-ceph/test-vm.yaml
+++ b/example/rook-ceph/test-vm.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ spec:
   vm:
     maximumCpus: 4
     currentCpus: 2
-    maximumRam: "8 GiB"
-    currentRam: "4 GiB"
+    maximumRam: 8Gi
+    currentRam: 4Gi
   
     networks:
     - user: {}
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerSts.ftl.yaml b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerSts.ftl.yaml
index f870ae7..053e1c3 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerSts.ftl.yaml
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/resources/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/runnerSts.ftl.yaml
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ spec:
             <#if reconciler.cpuOvercommit??>
             <#assign factor = reconciler.cpuOvercommit * 1.0 />
             </#if>
-            cpu: ${ (cr.spec.vm.currentCpus.asInt / factor)?floor?c }
+            cpu: ${ (parseQuantity(cr.spec.vm.currentCpus.asString) / factor)?floor?c }
             </#if>
             <#if cr.spec.vm.currentRam?? >
             <#assign factor = 1.25 />
             <#if reconciler.ramOvercommit??>
             <#assign factor = reconciler.ramOvercommit * 1.0 />
             </#if>
-            memory: ${ (parseMemory(cr.spec.vm.currentRam.asString) / factor)?floor?c }
+            memory: ${ (parseQuantity(cr.spec.vm.currentRam.asString) / factor)?floor?c }
             </#if>
         </#if>
         </#if>
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/Reconciler.java b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/Reconciler.java
index efba4d4..f135a7e 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/Reconciler.java
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/manager/Reconciler.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import freemarker.template.TemplateHashModel;
 import freemarker.template.TemplateMethodModelEx;
 import freemarker.template.TemplateModelException;
 import freemarker.template.TemplateNotFoundException;
+import io.kubernetes.client.custom.Quantity;
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
 import io.kubernetes.client.util.generic.dynamic.DynamicKubernetesApi;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import static org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.Constants.VM_OP_GROUP;
 import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.manager.VmDefChanged.Type;
 import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util.ExtendedObjectWrapper;
-import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util.ParseUtils;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Channel;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Component;
 import org.jgrapes.core.annotation.Handler;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class Reconciler extends Component {
         model.put("reconciler", config);
 
         // Methods
-        model.put("parseMemory", new TemplateMethodModelEx() {
+        model.put("parseQuantity", new TemplateMethodModelEx() {
             @Override
             @SuppressWarnings("PMD.PreserveStackTrace")
             public Object exec(@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") List arguments)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class Reconciler extends Component {
                     return number;
                 }
                 try {
-                    return ParseUtils.parseMemory(arg.toString());
+                    return Quantity.fromString(arg.toString()).getNumber();
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                     throw new TemplateModelException("Cannot parse memory "
                         + "specified as \"" + arg + "\": " + e.getMessage());