diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 7f80acc22b5..cd4fbbe309a 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
+          <argLine>-Xmx1024m</argLine>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>com/cloud/upgrade/*</exclude>
             <exclude>com/cloud/async/*</exclude>