diff --git a/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh b/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
index 5f7caca..d448558 100755
--- a/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
+++ b/java-spring/build-and-test-all-eventuate-local.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
+export JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx128m -Xms128m"
 export EXTRA_INFRASTRUCTURE_SERVICES=cdcservice
 ../_build-and-test-all.sh -f docker-compose-eventuate-local.yml -P eventuateLocal=1 $*