diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b26732369974ceac081914086fad698aa0764b8..c14591bfbae9d6fef11039e3979c7e41e7b13bea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
                     <executable>java</executable>
                     <arguments>
                         <argument>-ea</argument>
+                        <argument>-Xmx512m</argument>
                         <argument>-classpath</argument>
                         <classpath/>
                         <argument>com.syncleus.dann.examples.Main</argument>