diff --git a/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi.pkr.hcl b/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi.pkr.hcl
index 9721aef..41d68c2 100644
--- a/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi.pkr.hcl
+++ b/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi.pkr.hcl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ source "qemu" "esxi" {
   headless         = true
   iso_checksum     = "none"
   iso_url          = var.vmware_esxi_iso_path
-  memory           = 4096
+  memory           = 8192
   net_device       = "vmxnet3"
   qemuargs         = [["-cpu", "host"], ["-smp", "2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1"], ["-serial", "stdio"], ["-enable-kvm"]]
   shutdown_timeout = var.timeout