diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 75ab637b58b1..87a87c4b3bc7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: maven:3.5.2-jdk-7
         environment:
           TERM: dumb
-          MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx256m
+          MAVEN_OPTS: -Xmx1024m
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: