diff --git a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
index 2fb5191..f96093d 100644
--- a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
               cpus = 3;
               threads = 2;
             };
-            memory = 8192;
+            memory = 6144;
             networks.public = {
               bridge = null;
               mac = "52:54:00:a8:d1:03";