diff --git a/readeck/fly.toml b/readeck/fly.toml
index d1110b13..fa2bb546 100644
--- a/readeck/fly.toml
+++ b/readeck/fly.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ primary_region = 'ewr'
   min_machines_running = 0
 
 [[vm]]
-  memory = '512mb'
+  memory = '256mb'
   cpu_kind = 'shared'
   cpus = 1