diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 21c508193..a19c8bda7 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -376,6 +376,6 @@ dockerRun {
     image 'unicon/shibui'
     ports '10101:8080'
     daemonize true
-    command '--spring.profiles.include=very-dangerous,dev', '--shibui.default-password={noop}password'
+    command '-Xmx2g', '--spring.profiles.include=very-dangerous,dev', '--shibui.default-password={noop}password'
     clean true
 }