diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 9b471132a..0f93e7c94 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ task:
   container:
     image: $ELECTRUM_IMAGE
     cpu: 1
-    memory: 1G
+    memory: 2G
   matrix:
     - name: Tox Python $ELECTRUM_PYTHON_VERSION
       env: