diff --git a/ws.Dockerfile b/ws.Dockerfile
index 18791c46df30ac54aa66b8757d48d03bf3cee5a0..2fca9f0bf1833baf223a708cf2cc38ec945ae3b5 100644
--- a/ws.Dockerfile
+++ b/ws.Dockerfile
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ ARG project
 ENV PROJECT ${project}
 ENV CONTEXT_PATH "/"
 ENV BASIN_SERVICE_URL "https://staging-earthquake.usgs.gov/nshmp/ws/data/basin"
-ENV JAVA_XMX="8g"
 ENV JAVA_XMS="2g"
+ENV JAVA_XMX="8g"
 
 WORKDIR /app