diff --git a/rocoto/py/user_wcoss2.conf b/rocoto/py/user_wcoss2.conf
index c6267d136..5f73d21a4 100755
--- a/rocoto/py/user_wcoss2.conf
+++ b/rocoto/py/user_wcoss2.conf
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ couple_ic_walltime              = 00:30:00
 couple_ic_nodes                 = 1
 couple_ic_ppn                   = 1
 couple_ic_tpp                   = 1
-couple_ic_memory                = 1000M
+couple_ic_memory                = 80GB
 couple_ic_join                  = &LOG_DIR;/@Y@m@d/gefs_#member#_couple_ic_@H.@s
 couple_ic_queue                 = &TRANSFER_QUEUE;
 # couple_ic_dep                  = <taskdep task="job"/>