diff --git a/test/composertest.py b/test/composertest.py
index f8a49dae..5fb86ab9 100755
--- a/test/composertest.py
+++ b/test/composertest.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ComposerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.network = testvm.VirtNetwork(0)
-        self.machine = testvm.VirtMachine(self.image, networking=self.network.host(), memory_mb=2048)
+        self.machine = testvm.VirtMachine(self.image, networking=self.network.host(), memory_mb=3072)
 
         print("Starting virtual machine '{}'".format(self.image))
         self.machine.start()