diff --git a/.github/workflows/yocto-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/yocto-build-deploy.yml
index 6e8dc5aa5..58f6d49d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yocto-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yocto-build-deploy.yml
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "QEMU_SECUREBOOT=1" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           echo "FLASHER_SECUREBOOT=1" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "QEMU_MEMORY=4G" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "QEMU_INTERNAL_STORAGE=0" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
       # https://github.com/balena-os/leviathan/blob/master/action.yml
       - name: BalenaOS Leviathan Tests