diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f43f7f570..45b9580e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
         <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <skip>${skipUTs}</skip>
+          <argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx2g</argLine>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <log4j.configuration>
               ${surefire-log4j.file}