diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 250cd98..e61acc7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ jar {
 	classifier = 'normal'
 }
 
+test {
+    maxHeapSize = '4g'
+}
+
 uploadArchives {
    repositories {
       mavenDeployer { pom.artifactId = 'queryrest' }