diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5ab547bc09bba72f34d72c23a90064f7219ef804..78d36a5f00a7e492ed942c37129a398fdbd17f26 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ tasks.withType(JavaExec) {
   }
 
   jvmArgs(
-      '-noverify',
-      '-Xms2g',
-      '-Xmx8g',
-      '-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1',
-      '-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote',
+      "-noverify",
+      "-Xms2g",
+      "-Xmx${xmx}",
+      "-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1",
+      "-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote",
       )
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/nshm.gradle b/gradle/nshm.gradle
index 086ebc77293ef1dc2a92a0d9738d4f21bf39cd8a..e2bce69e05a99244a07833d3bb1e1ba16001180e 100644
--- a/gradle/nshm.gradle
+++ b/gradle/nshm.gradle
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ task generateAlaska2007(type: JavaExec) {
     downloadNshm(findNshm("nshm-alaska", 2007))
   }
 
-  jvmArgs(
-      "-Xms2g",
-      "-Xmx${xmx}",
-      "-DNSHM=nshm-alaska-2007"
-      )
+  jvmArgs("-DNSHM=nshm-alaska-2007")
 
   main = "gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.model.GenerateActual"
 }
@@ -105,11 +101,7 @@ task generateAlaska2023(type: JavaExec) {
     downloadNshm(findNshm("nshm-alaska", 2023))
   }
 
-  jvmArgs(
-      "-Xms2g",
-      "-Xmx${xmx}",
-      "-DNSHM=nshm-alaska-2023"
-      )
+  jvmArgs("-DNSHM=nshm-alaska-2023")
 
   main = "gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.model.GenerateActual"
 }
@@ -124,11 +116,7 @@ task generateConus2018(type: JavaExec) {
     downloadNshm(findNshm("nshm-conus", 2018))
   }
 
-  jvmArgs(
-      "-Xms2g",
-      "-Xmx${xmx}",
-      "-DNSHM=nshm-conus-2018"
-      )
+  jvmArgs("-DNSHM=nshm-conus-2018")
 
   main = "gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.model.GenerateActual"
 }
@@ -142,11 +130,7 @@ task generateConus2023(type: JavaExec) {
     downloadNshm(findNshm("nshm-conus", 2023))
   }
 
-  jvmArgs(
-      "-Xms2g",
-      "-Xmx${xmx}",
-      "-DNSHM=nshm-conus-2023"
-      )
+  jvmArgs("-DNSHM=nshm-conus-2023")
 
   main = "gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.model.GenerateActual"
 }
@@ -160,11 +144,7 @@ task generateHawaii2021(type: JavaExec) {
     downloadNshm(findNshm("nshm-hawaii", 2021))
   }
 
-  jvmArgs(
-      "-Xms2g",
-      "-Xmx${xmx}",
-      "-DNSHM=nshm-hawaii-2021"
-      )
+  jvmArgs("-DNSHM=nshm-hawaii-2021")
 
   main = "gov.usgs.earthquake.nshmp.model.GenerateActual"
 }