diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 837c1224980..16373e402f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Make trace combination/compaction more efficient [#1291](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/1291) (@mdisibio)
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Add Content-Type headers to query-frontend paths [#1306](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/1306) (@wperron)
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Make search respect per tenant `max_bytes_per_trace` and added `skippedTraces` to returned search metrics. [#1318](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/1318) (@joe-elliott)
+* [ENHANCEMENT] Improve serverless consistency by forcing a GC before returning. [#1324](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/1324) (@joe-elliott)
 * [BUGFIX]: Remove unnecessary PersistentVolumeClaim [#1245](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/issues/1245)
 * [BUGFIX] Fixed issue when query-frontend doesn't log request details when request is cancelled [#1136](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/issues/1136) (@adityapwr)
 * [BUGFIX] Update OTLP port in examples (docker-compose & kubernetes) from legacy ports (55680/55681) to new ports (4317/4318) [#1294](https://github.com/grafana/tempo/pull/1294) (@mapno)
diff --git a/cmd/tempo-serverless/handler.go b/cmd/tempo-serverless/handler.go
index 75cac173218..f7609e0a3e4 100644
--- a/cmd/tempo-serverless/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/tempo-serverless/handler.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ func Handler(r *http.Request) (*tempopb.SearchResponse, *HTTPError) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	runtime.GC()
+
 	return resp, nil
 }