diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitea.nix b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
index aaed2486421..1fb27593f05 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitea.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ let
 
     nodes = {
       server = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
+        virtualisation.memorySize = 2048;
         services.gitea = {
           enable = true;
           database = { inherit type; };