diff --git a/nix/microvm/qemu.nix b/nix/microvm/qemu.nix
index ceb4b34a..e72ec720 100644
--- a/nix/microvm/qemu.nix
+++ b/nix/microvm/qemu.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     vcpu = 2;
     # don't set to 2048, https://github.com/microvm-nix/microvm.nix/issues/171
-    mem = 2049;
+    mem = 4096;
 
     interfaces = [
       {
diff --git a/nix/pkgs/spindle-alpine-image.nix b/nix/pkgs/spindle-alpine-image.nix
index c7ca1290..9054b428 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs/spindle-alpine-image.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs/spindle-alpine-image.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         console = "hvc0";
         extraArgs = [];
       };
-      memoryMiB = 2048;
+      memoryMiB = 4096;
       storeDisk = "store-disk";
       storeDiskType = "squashfs";
       vcpus = 2;