diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d3c624c43a..6d548cded6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ before_cache:
   - find $HOME/.sbt -name "*.lock" | xargs rm
   - find $HOME/.ivy2 -name "ivydata-*.properties" | xargs rm
 
+sbt_args: -mem 2048
+
 services:
   - cassandra
 sudo: required