diff --git a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
index d764d81..d789637 100644
--- a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   in
   {
     # Kernel Same-Page Merging to attempt memory usage reduction
-    hardware.ksm.enable = true;
+    hardware.ksm.enable = false;
 
     systemd = {
       network = {