diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 50cc3dac6f9d8ccfc80739afde370efa32d707cb..11713355236cf9e9f27a82b93888ee7e5d8d5a87 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
 }
 
 tasks.withType(JavaExec) {
-  jvmArgs('-noverify', '-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1', '-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote')
+jvmArgs('-noverify', '-Xms2g', '-Xmx8g', '-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1', '-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote')
 }
 
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