diff --git a/functions/index.js b/functions/index.js
index 906d5817d..ba61bb57f 100644
--- a/functions/index.js
+++ b/functions/index.js
@@ -1126,91 +1126,96 @@ class Leaderboard {
   }
 }
 
-exports.generatePairingCode = functions.https.onCall((request, response) => {
-  try {
-    if (request === null) {
+exports.generatePairingCode = functions
+  .runWith({
+    timeoutSeconds: 60,
+    memory: "1GB",
+  })
+  .https.onCall((request, response) => {
+    try {
+      if (request === null) {
+        console.error(
+          `error while trying to generate discord pairing code - no input`
+        );
+        return {
+          status: -999,
+        };
+      }
+
+      return db
+        .collection("users")
+        .doc(request.uid)
+        .get()
+        .then((userDoc) => {
+          userDocData = userDoc.data();
+          if (userDocData.discordPairingCode !== undefined) {
+            console.log(
+              `user ${request.uid} already has code ${userDocData.discordPairingCode}`
+            );
+            return {
+              status: 2,
+              pairingCode: userDocData.discordPairingCode,
+            };
+          } else {
+            return db
+              .collection("users")
+              .get()
+              .then((res) => {
+                let existingCodes = [];
+
+                res.docs.forEach((doc) => {
+                  let docData = doc.data();
+                  if (docData.discordPairingCode !== undefined) {
+                    existingCodes.push(docData.discordPairingCode);
+                  }
+                });
+
+                // console.log(`existing codes ${JSON.stringify(existingCodes)}`);
+
+                let randomCode = generate(9);
+
+                while (existingCodes.includes(randomCode)) {
+                  randomCode = generate(9);
+                }
+
+                return db
+                  .collection("users")
+                  .doc(request.uid)
+                  .update(
+                    {
+                      discordPairingCode: randomCode,
+                    },
+                    { merge: true }
+                  )
+                  .then((res) => {
+                    console.log(
+                      `generated ${randomCode} for user ${request.uid}`
+                    );
+                    return {
+                      status: 1,
+                      pairingCode: randomCode,
+                    };
+                  })
+                  .catch((e) => {
+                    console.error(
+                      `error while trying to set discord pairing code ${randomCode} for user ${request.uid} - ${e}`
+                    );
+                    return {
+                      status: -999,
+                    };
+                  });
+              });
+          }
+        });
+    } catch (e) {
       console.error(
-        `error while trying to generate discord pairing code - no input`
+        `error while trying to generate discord pairing code for user ${request.uid} - ${e}`
       );
       return {
         status: -999,
       };
     }
-
-    return db
-      .collection("users")
-      .doc(request.uid)
-      .get()
-      .then((userDoc) => {
-        userDocData = userDoc.data();
-        if (userDocData.discordPairingCode !== undefined) {
-          console.log(
-            `user ${request.uid} already has code ${userDocData.discordPairingCode}`
-          );
-          return {
-            status: 2,
-            pairingCode: userDocData.discordPairingCode,
-          };
-        } else {
-          return db
-            .collection("users")
-            .get()
-            .then((res) => {
-              let existingCodes = [];
-
-              res.docs.forEach((doc) => {
-                let docData = doc.data();
-                if (docData.discordPairingCode !== undefined) {
-                  existingCodes.push(docData.discordPairingCode);
-                }
-              });
-
-              // console.log(`existing codes ${JSON.stringify(existingCodes)}`);
-
-              let randomCode = generate(9);
-
-              while (existingCodes.includes(randomCode)) {
-                randomCode = generate(9);
-              }
-
-              return db
-                .collection("users")
-                .doc(request.uid)
-                .update(
-                  {
-                    discordPairingCode: randomCode,
-                  },
-                  { merge: true }
-                )
-                .then((res) => {
-                  console.log(
-                    `generated ${randomCode} for user ${request.uid}`
-                  );
-                  return {
-                    status: 1,
-                    pairingCode: randomCode,
-                  };
-                })
-                .catch((e) => {
-                  console.error(
-                    `error while trying to set discord pairing code ${randomCode} for user ${request.uid} - ${e}`
-                  );
-                  return {
-                    status: -999,
-                  };
-                });
-            });
-        }
-      });
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(
-      `error while trying to generate discord pairing code for user ${request.uid} - ${e}`
-    );
-    return {
-      status: -999,
-    };
-  }
-});
+  });
 
 async function checkLeaderboards(
   resultObj,